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Buca di Beppo Garlic Bread and Garlic Bread with Mozzarella Recipe
Buca di Beppo Garlic Bread and Garlic Bread with Mozzarella
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Appetizer
Calories: 118
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Recipe Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
 

Get the mints ready. The secret to re-creating Buca di Beppos garlic bread starts with using the right kind of bread and lots of fresh garlic. Bakers at each restaurant start baking bread early each day, so you'll want to find a freshly baked loaf of focaccia in your market's bakery, and cut it in half through the middle using a large serrated knife. The better the foccacia, the better your garlic bread will turn out. The garlic cloves are sliced very thin using a sharp knife and a steady hand. Arrange these slices over the top of the generously buttered bread. Add shredded mozzarella first if it's that version of the garlic bread you're making. Then, just make sure you each consume at least one slice when the lightly brown garlic bread comes out of the oven so that everyone's breath is equally stinky.

Source: "Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 3" by Todd Wilbur.

1 loaf focaccia bread
1/2 cup salted butter, softened
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Brenda Lindar  
Submitted on 07/25/12
I agree with the oil combo - slice the garlic with a single edge razor blade - much easier and thinner!!
GMM  
Submitted on 11/16/08
Loved this recipe. I used Elephant Garlic sliced, then cut up - much easier to slice han regular small garlic cloves. My family loves this recipe!
Jay  
Submitted on 03/22/08
The butter is wrong. I worked at Buca Di Beppo for about a year. There is no butter that gets put on the bread at anytime, it is actually olive/canola oil blend 25/75% with minced garlic in it and is then brushed or drizzled on the bread. It really makes a big difference in flavor!!
Laura W  
Submitted on 03/18/08
I just made this garlic bread to go along with my spaghetti, and it is fantastic!! I love garlic, and just the flavor with the butter and mozzarella blended together so very well. Will use this one again and again. Now, pardon me while I get a stick or 2 of Big Red gum. ;-)
Dennis  
Submitted on 03/17/08
Best garlic bread on the planet!! Thanks, Todd.