Slow-roasted Garlic

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 head garlic
• 1 teaspoon olive oil (approx) or 1 teaspoon butter (approx)
• 2 tablespoons water (approx) or 2 tablespoons stock (approx)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 peel the head of garlic of all the papery skin with the exception of the very last layer.
• 3 garlic should still hold together in its original shape, but individual cloves should be visible.
• 4 rub head and inside of oven proof dish (a ramekin, custard dish will work) with butter or olive oil.
• 5 put water/stock in bottom of dish.
• 6 cover dish with foil and place in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
• 7 after the 45 minutes are up, uncover the dish and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
• 8 remove garlic and dish from oven and allow to cool.
• 9 after cooled, remove cloves and squeeze the roasted garlic from the cloves into a dish or container.
• 10 the roasted garlic should be a light yellowy-brown and very soft and sticky.
• 11 store in the refrigerator and use in place of garlic for a milder and delicious flavor.