Cut the bread of choice open face, where the inside of the bread is facing up on a sheet pan.
Combine grated Parmesan Cheese, fresh Parsley leaves, and minced garlic in a bowl and stir to combine.
Melt down 1 full stick of butter in a pan. Once melted, remove from heat an pour Parmesan mixture into pan. Mix well until all butter and Parmesan mixture is incorporated together.
Now transfer Parmesan Garlic butter to the open pieces of bread, making as thin or as thick as you like. Please note that depending on how thick you spread the mixture will dictate how many bread pieces you ultimately get out of this recipe. As it stands, a fairly thick mixture gets about half an Italian bread made.
Place sheet pan into oven on 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes. To further brown bread, kick oven over to BROIL on low for approximately 2 minutes or HIGH on 1.
Please watch if you move to broil as the heat always moves quicker than you realize and run the risk of burning perfectly done bread.
Let cool a few minutes, cut and serve while hot.
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Notes
Please see full article for note on using Shredded or Shaved Parmesan over Grated.
How do you make Garlic Bread Extra Crusty?
The crusty bits around the edges ARE the best part. If you want more of those, simply melt the butter around the edges and NOT the cheese mixture. Leaving open spaces with just butter allows the bread to crisp up in those areas. I recommend only centering the Garlic Parmesan mixture and leaving an inch around sides of breads for extra crunch.