Garlic Bread

This is one of my favorite sides, but I am never guilt-free when eating it.  I know there are much better, healthier things I should be eating so I decided to take a risk and make a change in the way I usually make my garlic bread to remove some of the guilt.  Instead of using regular unsalted butter, I decided to use "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!" instead.  A lot of the time when you alter a recipe to remove some of the fat content it doesn't ever taste quite as great as the original thing does.  I'm telling you, this tastes the same if not better!  For a recipe like this the amounts really depend on how much you're making and how many people you plan on serving.  In this case, I made only a quarter of my loaf of French bread for two people.  Increase the amounts as needed.  Remember, it's better to make too much than not enough.

For this recipe you will need:

• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 tbsp "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" (enough to fill 1 4 oz ramekin)
• 1 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 loaf French bread

I used a toaster oven to bake my garlic bread.  If you are using a standard oven, heat it to 375 degrees.  If you are also using a toaster oven, follow the procedures for baking indicated in the instruction manual.

In a 4 oz ramekin or small bowl, combine the garlic and "butter".  Add in the Parmesan cheese and stir until the mixture is smooth and creamy.

Slice your bread in half once, horizontally.  Spread a generous layer of the garlic butter onto each side of bread where the soft side is exposed.  Spread slightly thicker layers of garlic butter where the bread is thicker, allowing more of the butter to be absorbed.   Use all of the spread, don't be shy!

Put the two pieces of bread back together to re-form the original loaf.  Wrap carefully and completely in aluminum foil.  Bake for 25 minutes or until the butter is completely absorbed and the bread is golden brown.