Garlic Bread

1 loaf french bread

1/2 cup butter

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tsp dried basil

3 tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated

2 tbsp olive oil

salt to taste

Preheat oven to 350F.  Cut bread in half lengthwise.  Mix butter, garlic, basil, Parmesan and olive oil in a small bowl.  Add salt until it tastes almost too salty.

Spread butter mixture over the two halves of bread.  Cut bread into 2-inch slices.  Don't cut all the way through the crust.  Place bread halves on cookie sheet.  Bake about 10-15 minutes; just until butter melts and bread starts to lightly brown.  Move bread under broiler and broil until nice and crispy.