Buttery Roasted Garlic

One of my favorite appetizers is roasted garlic. Chowing down on big pieces of garlic might not seem super appetizing but I assure you these bad boys are a huge hit!

These are fairly easy to make and you probably have everything that you need,

Head or two of Garlic (you can use jumbo but those cloves a pretty big.)
Half a stick or so of butter cut into pads
1-2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 400 F
Break apart you garlic heads and brush off all the papery wrappings but do NOT peel it. You can chop off the stem of the garlic but it's not always necessary. Pile the cloves onto a long sheet of foil and top with the butter and salt. (note: It really does look like a lot of salt but I assure you it will taste just awesome.)
Fold the foil around the pile and roll up the sides into a packet and bake for about 30 to 45 minutes turning after about 25 minutes.

I recommend you use heavy duty foil if you are going to place the packet on the rack directly as the foil can sometimes tear and leak butter into your oven. Otherwise you can just place a cookie sheet in your oven while it is preheating.

The wonderful thing about this recipe is you can make it anywhere, oven, grill, fire pit and it will be delicious every time. Make sure you stick near it toward the end because you can smell when it is done.

Once the garlic has cooled you can open the packet and pick up the cloves by the tail and use your teeth to squeeze the super soft garlic out of the skin. If cooked properly it will be almost mushy and the salt almost has a grainy quality on the skin.

So chow down on these little bad boys but make sure you have a napkin and a breath mint for when you are done and it will surely be a crowd pleaser. Let me know how it turns out in the comments below.