Roast garlic until the cloves become soft, buttery and mellow. Use this simple preparation to add sweet, rounded garlic flavour to sauces, spreads and savoury dishes.
Set the temperature of your oven at 350ºF / 175ºC.
Cut off the top part of the garlic heads and do not peel. Leave them whole. Place the garlic on a piece of foil and with salt and pepper. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil on the head of the garlic.
Wrap them in foil. Bake for about 40 minutes.
Check the roasted garlic. The cloves should be soft.
Clean the roasted garlic by squeezing the heads.
Spread on bread, serve as a or use it in your recipe.
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