Roasted Garlic

There are probably tons of instructions for making roasted garlic out there on the internet. However, for anyone who is curious, this is how I made the roasted garlic I used in Roasted Garlic Mac & Cheese.

Ingredients:

1 head of garlic
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt
1 stick unsalted butter (room temperature)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Slice about a third off the top end of the garlic head. Remove any loose paper from the head of garlic without breaking apart the cloves.
3. Place garlic on a large piece of aluminum foil and drizzle with the olive oil.
4. Bring the foil over the sides of the garlic and twist to seal it, but not too tight.
5. Place it in a oven-safe dish and roast in the oven for about 45 minutes, until garlic is very soft.
6. Wait until the garlic cools a bit, then squeeze the cloves out or use a fork.

Instructions for roasting garlic are based on There's always thyme to cook... (http://theresalwaysthyme.blogspot.com/2010/10/roasted-garlic.html). I raised the cooking temperature from 350 to 400 degrees F, though.