More experiments in garlic fingers

Past week

Garlic fingers

I continue my quest to make authentic maritime garlic fingers. This time I added bacon bits to the mix.

• Dough tossed in olive oil
• 1.5 tsp of garlic butter
• A good 1/2" of shredded cheese on top
• Premade bacon bits to taste
• Bake at 550F for 10 minutes, broil for 2 minutes
• Top with dried basil

They turned out tasty but not perfect. I think I need to add a lot more garlic butter. I maybe used 1.5 teaspoons but should have gone with a tablespoon or so.

Nevertheless, it was tasty. The crust was good, and there was a lot of cheese. Thanks to the grease it wasn't dry at all, so you could eat nearly the whole thing.

Pizza

I also decided to try a small pizza with the leftover dough.

• Dough tossed in olive oil
• Cover with pasta sauce
• 1/2" of cheese
• A few leaves of basil
• Generously cover with cut salami
• Bake at 550F for 12 minutes, broil for 2 minutes

The best part was the pepperoni style salami I used. Compared to the usual pizza pepperoni, this "pepperoni-style" salami has a clear paprika taste. I had been eating it cold, but now I've seen that it's also great slightly roasted.

Future

I think the garlic fingers need one of two things: more garlic butter or more garlic. The extra garlic could come from a garlic paste.

I'm pretty sure the maritime garlic fingers are made with margarine mixed with garlic (paste?) and basil/oregano. While I think butter is great, the margarine might get closer to the correct texture and taste. It's possible that the extra moisture in margarine has an interesting effect.