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Better-Than-Dominos Garlic Bread

By:Nagi
Published:7 Apr '19Updated:13 Nov '20
157 Comments
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Better than Dominos! For a truly religious Garlic Bread experience, skip the fancy bread and use a basic French baguette. And don’t even think about skimping on butter!

Better than Pizza Hut! For a truly religious Garlic Bread experience, skip the artisan bread and use a basic French stick. And no skimping on butter! www.recipetineats.com

Garlic Bread

You can’t order pizza without a side of garlic bread. It would be like ordering a burger at Maccers with no fries. (Oh the sacrilege, talking about so much fast food in one post! 🙈)

And while some people dive straight for the biggest slice of pizza, I always – ALWAYS – go for the garlic bread first.

Who’s with me here??? 🙋🏻‍♀️

How to make garlic bread

There are many ways to make garlic bread. But for me, the Dominos way will always be the best way: a baguette sliced almost all the way through, then each piece slathered with garlic butter, wrapped in foil and baked until toasty.

My garlic butter is made with 2 tsp freshly minced garlic, 1/2 tsp salt and 125g / 1 stick butter. The perfect garlic-salty balance!

Better than Pizza Hut! For a truly religious Garlic Bread experience, skip the artisan bread and use a basic French stick. And no skimping on butter! www.recipetineats.com

Best bread for garlic bread

For a truly epic, classic Garlic Bread experience, my one firm rule I’ll never budge on is this:

NO FANCY BREAD ALLOWED

In my world, classic Garlic Bread should always be made with stock standard supermarket or basic bakery French stick / baguette. The crust isn’t that thick, and it’s usually pretty soft rather than crispy. Once slathered with butter and baked in foil, I find it yields the perfect ratio of crust crunch to soft, warm, garlic butter soaked bread.

On the other hand, a thick crust like you get with fancy artisan baguettes is no good – too much crispy crust compared to soft bread inside. Too hard to swallow!

Basic French stick is perfect. See? 😍

Better than Pizza Hut! For a truly religious Garlic Bread experience, skip the artisan bread and use a basic French stick. And no skimping on butter! www.recipetineats.com

Fresh garlic is essential!

Bread aside, I only have one other rule: please use real garlic. As much as I will rip into Dominos and Pizza Hut garlic bread with enthusiasm, there’s no denying that it has an element of sourness to it which is probably due to using jarred garlic because that’s the main difference I notice between fresh and jarred garlic. From the preservatives, I expect.

Hence why homemade will always be so much better than Dominos. 🙂 Because the garlic is real and fresh!!

Better than Pizza Hut! For a truly religious Garlic Bread experience, skip the artisan bread and use a basic French stick. And no skimping on butter! www.recipetineats.com

Homemade Garlic Bread.

Completely, utterly, ridiculously, insanely, can’t-stop-eating-it delicious.

Put a juicy, perfectly cooked steak and Garlic Bread in front of me, and I’d choose the Garlic Bread every time, any day and twice on Sunday.

These photos are killing me. Gotta stop looking at them! – Nagi x


What to serve with Garlic Bread

  • Spaghetti Bolognese, a slow cooked Shredded Beef Ragu or any other pasta

  • Dunk in soup! Try Pumpkin Soup, Lentil Soup, Cauliflower Soup or Broccoli Cheese Soup

  • A quick homemade pizza

  • Schnitzel, marinated pork chops or sticky baked pork chops

  • On the side of a big salad – make a meal of it!

  • A quick chicken main like juicy Baked Chicken Breast, Honey Garlic Chicken, Sticky Baked Thighs or Honey Mustard Baked Drumsticks

Better than Pizza Hut! For a truly religious Garlic Bread experience, skip the artisan bread and use a basic French stick. And no skimping on butter! www.recipetineats.com

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Better-Than-Dominos Garlic Bread

Author: Nagi
Prep: 10 minutes mins
Cook: 15 minutes mins
Total: 25 minutes mins
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4.99 from 52 votes
Servings6
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Recipe video above. Nothing beats homemade garlic bread!! Takeout will never taste as good because the garlic is not fresh so the preservatives give it a sour flavour. For the ultimate Garlic Bread experience, skip the fancy artisan bread and use an economical French stick / baguette with a softish thin crust instead. 

Ingredients

  • 1 French stick / baguette , ~ 60cm / 2ft long (Note 1)
  • 125 g / 1 US stick unsalted butter , softened
  • 2 tsp fresh garlic , minced (~3 - 4 cloves, pack the teaspoon)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp finely chopped parsley (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
  • Cut the French stick in half. Then cut the bread almost all the way through into 2cm / 4/5" thick slices.
  • Mix together the butter, garlic, salt and parsley. Taste to see if it's salty / garlicky enough for your taste (Note 2).
  • Smear garlic butter over cut side of bread (Note 2).
  • Smear remaining butter on the top and sides of the bread.
  • Wrap each bread in foil.
  • Bake for 15 minutes until the crust is crispy (check through foil).
  • Unwrap and serve!

Recipe Notes:

1. Bread - You can make Garlic Bread with any bread you choose. But for a Dominos/Pizza Hut copycat (my favourite!), use a basic bakery French stick / baguette.
French Sticks (baguettes) in Australia is usually around 60 cm / 2 ft long with a diameter of 7 - 9 cm / 2.7 - 3.5".
2. Garlic flavour will reduce slightly once cooked, it's harsh when raw
3. Nutrition per serving.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 287cal (14%)Carbohydrates: 25g (8%)Protein: 4g (8%)Fat: 18g (28%)Saturated Fat: 11g (69%)Cholesterol: 44mg (15%)Sodium: 502mg (22%)Potassium: 61mg (2%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Vitamin A: 520IU (10%)Vitamin C: 0.5mg (1%)Calcium: 47mg (5%)Iron: 1.5mg (8%)
Keywords: Garlic Bread
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Originally published March 2018. Updated with housekeeping matters April 2019 – no change to recipe.

THE “OTHER” GARLIC BREAD

Just in case you missed it, here’s my “other” garlic bread – Cheese & Garlic Crack Bread. Aptly named as such because of how it’s cut and also because it’s said to be garlic bread…. on crack! A bit of fun, great for sharing and ridiculously addictive.

The World Famous Cheese and Garlic Crack Bread


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PS I had a vision of making him wear this for every “Life of Dozer” photo for Asian recipes. That’s how I justified this “business cost”….. Poor, poor Dozer…..

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157 Comments

  1. TracyV says

    October 9, 2023 at 11:34 pm

    5 stars
    I’ll be honest I’ve never ate domino’s garlic bread so I can’t comment on if this recipe is better than domino’s or not. However, this is so much better than the packaged stuff you buy at the grocery store & so quick & easy to make. I made this recipe exactly as written with baguette from woolies. We will never go back to the store bought garlic breads. Make this recipe it tastes sooooo much better.

    Reply
  2. Mami says

    July 24, 2023 at 10:25 pm

    5 stars
    I used to use garlic butter from supermarket and I realised there are many conservatives in it. Now it is possible to eat more healthy and even more delicious garlic bread with this amazing recipe ! Saltiness was perfect 🙂 Thank you Nagi !! From Belgium

    Reply
  3. Rachel says

    May 4, 2023 at 3:12 pm

    But how do you make the soft garlic bread that dominos makes? My kid doesn’t like the crunchy one. I can’t work out how to make it soft 🤷‍♀️ even leaving it encased in the foil it still comes out crunchy.

    Reply
  4. Steve says

    April 14, 2023 at 7:39 pm

    5 stars
    What a super recipe and soooo easy. Never fails, thank you Nagi and Dozer.

    Reply
  5. Julie says

    March 28, 2023 at 2:04 pm

    5 stars
    Hands-down the BEST garlic bread recipe! Nagi doesn’t lie – it IS better than Dominos! Everyone gave it props and there was none left 😜.

    Reply
  6. Lola says

    January 19, 2023 at 8:14 am

    5 stars
    My go-to site for most recipes I made at home. Thank you, Nagi! I’ve done the Cheese & Garlic crack bread last week and I want to make this one this week. Just a question though, I’m here in Germany and there’s a lot of “pre baked” bread that you can just throw in the oven/air fryer for 8-11 min @ 200°C. Can I use that for this recipe? Or does it have to be brought from the bakery?

    Reply
    • Rose says

      January 28, 2023 at 10:18 pm

      Hi Lola, let me know how your bread turned out. I am in Germany as well.

      Reply
      • Lola says

        January 28, 2023 at 11:56 pm

        Hello Rose, yeah it was okay? Not as fantastic as the crack bread since I used fresh bread from the bakery. I’m not sure if it’s the quality of par baked bread. But I followed the 200°C, covered the baguette for 8 min then continue to bake uncovered for another 8 min. Hope it helps! Perhaps I’ll try again 🙂

        Reply
  7. Dmitry G says

    October 6, 2022 at 11:11 am

    5 stars
    Excellent! Fast and easy! All just loved it! 👍😊

    Reply
  8. Anita says

    July 28, 2022 at 9:42 am

    5 stars
    This garlic bread is so amazing. My kids couldn’t get enough of it and keep on asking to have it again. So simple and delicious, Thanks Nagi!

    Reply
  9. Barbara says

    July 24, 2022 at 4:54 pm

    5 stars
    Best garlic bread!! Tastes delicious and easy to follow instructions!! Thank you 🥰

    Reply
  10. Tanya says

    July 3, 2022 at 12:38 pm

    5 stars
    Yep! Beat garlic bread ever. The crust is amazing and taste delish

    Reply
  11. Denyse says

    June 20, 2022 at 8:26 am

    5 stars
    Nagi this is the only way we love garlic bread!!! Yum!!!

    Reply
  12. Sara says

    May 8, 2022 at 8:32 am

    5 stars
    Sooooo yummy. Second timer I’ve made it. My go to now. Thanks

    Reply
  13. Emily says

    January 16, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    Lol where I come from that kind of bread IS fancy bread. 😂😂

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      January 17, 2022 at 10:30 am

      😂🤣🤣 !!!! N x

      Reply
  14. Jo says

    November 20, 2021 at 6:25 pm

    Beautiful! Made your lasagna, Greek salad, potato salad and garlic bread!
    Can already cooked garlic bread be kept with the leftovers somehow?

    Reply
  15. Courtney says

    November 19, 2021 at 8:51 pm

    I had a pregnancy craving for Domino’s garlic bread and my husband suggested to make some at home. I found your recipe and tried it and yes – it is better than Domino’s! Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  16. Kate Averi says

    November 14, 2021 at 4:58 pm

    5 stars
    another really lovely recipe from Alicia.so simple yet so delicious . thank you

    Reply
  17. Alicia Wu says

    November 8, 2021 at 1:23 pm

    Considering making this for a party, but I have to make it a day early to save time, will it still be fresh when served?

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      November 10, 2021 at 4:18 pm

      Yes – just pop it in the fridge wrapped in foil then plastic wrap. Remove the plastic and bake. N x

      Reply
  18. Amy Morgan says

    November 1, 2021 at 10:53 am

    5 stars
    Always a hit!

    Reply
  19. Indri says

    October 24, 2021 at 6:05 pm

    Hi Nagi,
    Can I subs parsley with dill? That’s what i have in the fridge at the moment… Lol….

    Reply
    • Nagi says

      October 25, 2021 at 5:24 pm

      Yes sure…it’s a slightly different flavour than Dominos but will be tasty! N x

      Reply
  20. Marbleless says

    September 28, 2021 at 10:25 am

    5 stars
    There were harsh words exchanged regarding the not sharing of the last piece… I was grilling dinner so just tossed the wrapped loaf on the grill!

    Reply
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