- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 3 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 French-bread baguette, cut crosswise into 1 inch-thick slices
- Mix butter, chopped parsley, garlic and grated lemon peel in small bowl to blend. Season lemon-garlic butter to taste with salt and pepper. Spread evenly over 1 side of each bread slice. Reassemble bread slices; wrap in foil. Place on baking sheet. (Can be made 8 hours ahead; chill.)
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Bake bread until heated through, about 20 minutes; serve bread warm.