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Nothing beats buttery, garlicky golden brown Texas toast in my opinion, even a classic crusty baguette garlic bread. Texas toast is my top choice every single time because that double-sided butter garlic bliss, my friends, is where it’s at. Yes, you butter BOTH sides of the bread!

So, of course, I needed to make my own homemade garlic bread using Texas sandwich bread and my homemade garlic butter. There is no reason to buy the frozen stuff at the grocery store when it’s incredibly easy to make!

Texas Toast

Texas toast is a double-thick slice of bread that is first slathered with garlic butter, then traditionally grilled on a hot grill (a Texas BBQ cooking creation), flipping it over to toast both sides evenly to a buttery, golden brown perfection. There is an actual sliced, square baked loaf of bread that you can buy that is called Texas toast bread and it works for this recipe as well. I prefer the smaller, thick-sliced rounded top loaves that you can see in my photos, but the choice is up to you!

How to Make Texas Toast

I never actually grill my Texas toast, I bake mine in the oven just like the frozen ones that you buy. However, once you try this method, I honestly doubt you are even going to make garlic bread again. If asked, this is my family’s first choice every time.

Get out a large baking sheet and preheat your oven.
Combine the butter, garlic, and parsley. If desired you can make my homemade garlic butter recipe instead, which has some additional ingredients in it that really make this amazing!
Slather a thick layer onto each side of the bread, then lay on a baking sheet.
Bake in the oven until both sides are browned and crispy.
Serve and enjoy.

Grilling Texas Toast

You can absolutely grill up this Texas toast like it’s traditionally made! Simply put it on the grill and toast it until each side is browned and crispy. I find it’s actually better made in the oven as it cooks in a pool of melted garlic butter while browning and the results are even better than what you get on a grill. Just look at that even browning and crispy edges, it’s hard to achieve that on a grill.

Main Dishes to go with Texas Toast

Of course, you need Texas toast with beef lasagna but you can also try it with my shrimp alfredo, spaghetti pie, or my cheese chicken spaghetti!

Basically, it goes with any pasta, but hey, try it alongside a homemade Caesar salad or grilled salmon just like the restaurants serve!

This recipe is a great one to have on hand lately, with groceries not always being in stock. Mike and I have really been making almost everything we can at home that we usually buy, and even when supplies aren’t affected anymore we are going to keep making homemade Texas toast instead of ordering the frozen stuff, it’s a keeper!

Happy cooking!

Love,

Karlynn

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