Roasted Garlic

Roasting garlic is easy to do. It does not take long to prepare, but it does take a bit of time to roast. I always seem to forget this until I am ready to make dinner and realize I need to roast garlic and do not have the time to do it.

I have always roasted my own garlic when a recipe calls for it. I've never looked into buying it, but I am sure doing it yourself will definitely save you money. Maybe I need to look into making my own sun dried tomatoes, because those little jars keep going up in price.

Roasted Garlic

Ingredients:

• 1 head garlic
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400º F.
2. Remove the outer layer of the lyric build, leaving the skins in tact and all the cloves attached.
3. Use a sharp knife and trim 1/4-1/2 inch off the top of the garlic bulb, making sure to expose all of the heads.
4. Place the garlic bulb onto a piece of aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil.
5. Wrap the garlic head tightly in the aluminum foil an place on a baking sheet.
6. Bake for 40-60 minutes. Check the garlic at 40 minutes. The garlic is done when it is golden brown in color, soft and can be easily pierced with a knife.
7. Allow the garlic to cool slightly, then squeeze the bulb from the root end pushing the cloves out of the top. 
8. Mash the garlic with a fork.

Enjoy!!!