Roasted Garlic

Description
Slow-roasting mellows garlic, making it soft and buttery sweet. If you roast a few heads whenever you fire up the oven, you'll always have a supply of what may become your favorite condiment.

Ingredients

 * 4 heads of garlic
 * Olive oil
 * Salt

Directions

 * 1) Place oven rack in lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees.
 * 2) Remove outer layers of papery skin from the garlic heads.
 * 3) Slice off the top 1/3 of each head, exposing most of the cloves.
 * 4) Place garlic heads, cut side up, on a square of heavy-duty aluminum foil.
 * 5) Drizzle 1/2 teaspoon olive oil over each, and sprinkle with salt.
 * 6) Wrap foil around heads, and roast until very soft, about 1 hour.
 * 7) Uncover and roast 15 minutes more, until golden brown.
 * 8) When ready to use, pop the garlic out of its papery shell with a push from the bottom and mash with a fork

Tips for Use

 * Mix roasted garlic into mashed potatoes,
 * Spread it on bread or pizza crust
 * Swirl it into soups,
 * Add it to vegetables and pasta
 * Serve it with roasted meat
 * Stir it into vinaigrette or mayonnaise for a sandwich spread.

Storage
months.
 * Refrigerate roasted garlic for up to 5 days or freeze it for up to two
 * Keeptightly sealed in a screw-top jar

Contributed by:
Smiles from the LR
 * World Recipes Y-Group