How To Roast Garlic 

by Heather of Kitchen Concoctions: www.kitchen-concoctions.com 

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 25-30 minutes Yields: 1 blub garlic

1 bulb garlic

2-3 teaspoons olive oil

1/8 teaspoon each salt and black pepper

aluminum foil

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Using a knife, cut off the top quarter of the bulb of garlic, exposing the garlic cloves.

3. Leaving the bulb of garlic intact, peel away any excess outer paper layers.

4. Place garlic bulb in the center of the piece of foil. Make sure foil is large enough to pull up and wrap around the entire bulb of garlic.

5. Drizzle bulb of garlic with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

6. Tightly wrap foil around prepared bulb of garlic.

7. Place wrapped garlic on baking sheet and place in preheated oven. Alternately, you can carefully place wrapped garlic directly on wire racks in oven.

8. Roast garlic at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until garlic becomes fragrant and soft.

9. Carefully remove roasted garlic from oven. Allow garlic to cool slightly, then unwrap foil from around bulb of garlic.

10. Using a knife or fork, scoop out each individual roasted garlic clove. Alternately, you can simply squeeze garlic bulb until all the roasted garlic comes out.

Use roasted garlic for a spread on toasted bread, as directed in a recipe or in place of minced garlic in any recipe for added flavor.

Roasted garlic and be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.