You will need two or three medium cloves of garlic; 2 tablespoonfuls of best quality olive oil and one French stick (baguette).
Crush the garlic and place in a cup. Add the olive oil and stir well and leave to stand to allow the oil to take up the full garlic flavours. Partially slice the loaf (by not cutting through the loaf completely just leaving the bottom of the slices still joined together) – into 3/4 inch thick slices. Then gently prise apart each slice still leaving them joined together – and coat both sides of each slice with the garlic and oil mixture. You can add sprinkling of salt to each slice at the same time if you wish.
Then carefully wrap the load in foil and place in an oven pre-heated to 180° C ( 160 ° C if fan heated ) and bake for around 10 minutes.
To serve, unwrap the loaf – separate the slices and grill quickly for two or three minutes to slightly brown each side. Eat whilst still piping hot. You may substitute melted butter for olive oil if you wish, but we suggest that olive oil is a much healthier option.