Crusty garlic bread

• butter↗60g g

  softened

• garlic cloves↗2

  crushed

• part-baked white baguette1

  (about 150g)

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Put the butter in a bowl, add the garlic and mix well. Spoon the butter out onto a sheet of cling film and roll up to make a sausage-shaped log. Chill for 10 mins.

2. 2

   Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Slice the baguette into about 12 slices but not all the way through, leaving the base intact to hold it together.

3. 3

   Remove the cling film from the butter and thinly slice on a chopping board. Press each butter slice between the slices of bread.

4. 4

   Wrap the baguette in foil, place on a tray and bake for 5–6 mins, then peel back the foil. Cook for a further 4–5 mins to crisp up.