Homemade Texas Toast Recipe (2024)

ByMelissa Riker September 21, 2019January 22, 2024 UpdatedJanuary 22, 2024

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It’s easy to make your own homemade Texas Toast with just 5 ingredients and 15 minutes! After making Texas Toast at home you’ll never go back to store bought garlic toast!

Homemade Texas Toast

I’m a carb girl. If it’s bread or pasta, I’m all in! One of my weaknesses is a thick, buttery piece of homemade Texas Toast…I usually make it any time we have spaghetti or chili for dinner.

I used to buy the frozen store versions of this delicious garlic toast but once I learned just how easy it is to make homemade Texas Toast I never went back! It’s a money saver to make it yourself too and it only takes a few minutes! Without further ado, my favorite Homemade Texas Toast recipe.

What is Texas Toast?

Texas Toast is a thick, buttery garlic toast that is the perfect side for almost any meal!

Why do they call it Texas Toast?

Texas toastmay have been first created in 1946 at the Pig Stand in Denton,Texas, after a bakery order for thicker slices of bread resulted in slices too thick for the toaster and a cook, Wiley W. W. Cross, suggested buttering and grilling them as a solution.

Wikipedia

Homemade Texas Toast Ingredients

• 2 sticks of butter or margarine
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 loaf bakery white bread

Best Bread for Texas Toast Garlic Bread

I start with a fresh loaf of white bread from the bakery at my grocery store-it’s priced usually about $1.50 so not only is this route tastier, it saves me money on my grocery budget as well. You can also make it with Italian or submarine bread as well, I prefer the bread to be as fresh as possible for the best results.

How to Make Garlic Toast

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut the bread into 1″ slices. In a small bowl, microwave butter for one minute or until fully melted. Add garlic powder, salt, and oregano to the melted butter.

Brush the butter mixture onto both sides of bread with a pastry brush (affiliate link) and place on baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown, flipping halfway through.

Tips for Making Garlic Texas Toast

• Use a serrated knife to slice to bread without squishing it.
• Use fresh bread for the best result.
• I do not recommend freezing texas toast. Make it fresh for the best results, it only takes a few minutes!
• Margarine can be substituted for butter without affecting the end result.

My husband and boys can finish off an entire loaf in five minutes flat, it’s so yummy!

If you are a carb addict like I am you’ll also like this Homemade Biscuit Recipe.

These recipes go perfectly with this homemade Texas toast garlic bread recipe:

• Instant Pot Spaghetti and Homemade Meatballs
• Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili
• Homemade Chili and Mexicorn Corn Bread

If you try this Texas Toast garlic bread recipe, please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!

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This recipe was originally published in January 2015 and updated with new pictures and answers to reader questions in September 2019.