Garlic bread, who doesn't love it? While we all love munching on frozen garlic bread at times. Making it from scratch is not so difficult. Air fryer garlic bread gives you the same experience as a restaurant one.
I love making frozen garlic bread in air fryer too but frozen ones comes with its own serving of fat. Definitely, it is a life saver, when you are too tired to cook. I love the ones Costco sells. However, I love the idea of grating cheese myself too. It is so satisfying. I do end up eating a handful, like my kid.
This dish brings back memories from Mumbai where we had countless trips to Pizza hut, with my bestie, post shopping. Those were the days when we were young and free! Even with countless responsibilities now, we can still enjoy this little treat and still relive the memories.
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Benefits of garlic
- It is good for your heart.
- It increases metabolism and helps you with weight-loss.
- Supports liver health.
- It is anti-inflammatory.
Garlic powder is processed so it may not be as good as the raw one. However it is easier to cook with. Generally, 1 clove of garlic is equivalent to ⅛th teaspoon of garlic powder. You can use minced raw garlic if you like.
Equipment
- Air fryer
- Spoon for mixing herbs
- Grater if using block of cheese
Ingredients
- 4-5 demi baguette slices or any other bread slices
- Grated cheese (Cheddar / Gouda/ Monterrey Jack / )
- Salt as per taste
- Garlic powder
- oregano flakes
- oil
How to make air fryer garlic bread?
- Mix oregano with garlic powder, oil and salt with grated cheese. (Some varieties of cheese might be salty inherently, so adjust salt accordingly.)
2. Layer the thick baguette slices in the air fryer crisping tray or basket without overlap.
3. Garnish it with herb & cheese.
4. Preheat the air fryer at 190 deg C or 375 F for 5 mins.Air fry for 3-4 mins at 190 deg C or 375 F.
Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Equipment
- Air fryer
- Spoon for mixing herbs
- Grater if using block of cheese
Ingredients
- ½ cup grated cheese Cheddar / Gouda / Monterrey jack/ Edam
- ½ tbsp. oregano flakes
- ½ teaspoon dried garlic powder or fresh garlic chives. Replace ½ teaspoon garlic powder with ¼ garlic chives
- 1 teaspoon olive oir or any other oil
- 1 demi baguette or any other bread slice
- salt as per taste add minimal salt as per the sodium in the cheese.
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer at 190 deg C or 375 F for 5 mins.
- Mix oregano.garlic powder,oil and salt with grated cheese.
- Layer the thick baguette slices in the air fryer basket without overlap.
- Garnish it with herb cheese.
- Air fry for 3-4 mins at 190 deg C or 375 F.
- Serve immediately.
Substitution
You can use other cheese like edam, gouda and Monterrey jack.
Variations
If you are vegan, you may use vegan butter instead of dairy based butter. You can also garnish it with grated cheese on top. Add chopped onions, capsicums, jalapenos as a variation.
You can also make garlic bread on a cast iron pan or in oven.
If you want to make it in fan-forced oven, it generally takes 30% time longer than air fryer.
If you want to make it over stove. Heat a cast iron pan. Place the garlic bread slices and cover it. Cook on a medium heat for around 10 minutes, until cheese melts.
You can also make this with fresh garlic chives
Storage
Store it in refrigerator for 1-2 days. Air fry for couple of mins before you serve.
FAQ
Usually up to 3 days in a refrigerator.
It stems from bruschetta can be traced back to 15th century.
It increases metabolism. Just be careful about the cheese though 🙂
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