This bread features the black olives. It's almost a meal in itself.

Recipe I

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter, room temperature
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup black olives, chopped
• 1 long loaf Italian bread, cut lengthwise

Directions

1. Cut the bread in half horizontally. Score the bread in serving sizes, but don't cut all the way through the bread.
2. In a bowl, mix the butter, olives, and garlic together.
3. Spread the olive-butter on the bread.
4. On a baking sheet, bake the bread at 375F for 8-10 minutes, on the top rack of the oven.
5. Broil the bread for 1-2 minutes to brown.

Recipe II

• 1/2 cup black olives, chopped
• 1 Tbs fresh parsley, minced
• 1 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbs lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 sticks butter
• 1 loaf long Italian bread

Directions

1. Cut the bread in half horizontally. Score the bread in serving sizes, but don't cut all the way through the bread.
2. In a bowl, mix the butter, olives, garlic, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper together.
3. Spread the olive-butter on the bread.
4. On a baking sheet, bake the bread at 375F for 8-10 minutes, on the top rack of the oven.
5. Broil the bread for 1-2 minutes to brown.

Bread Warmer Basket Set
Keeping your garlic bread warm can be problematic. This three piece set includes a wicker basket, cloth liner, and warming stone. Heat the unglazed terra cotta stone in the oven or microwave, place the hot stone into the pocket of the cloth liner, and place in the basket. Your garlic bread will stay warm throughout the meal.

The bread subject listing has several variations on garlic bread.