Step 1

Preheat oven to 400° F (205° C).

Step 2

Slice the top off of the head of garlic. Put it in a baking dish. Drizzle it with olive oil and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Put the top back on the head of garlic.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to an hour, or until the cloves are tender.

Step 4

Slice the top off of the head of garlic. Put it in the middle of a square of parchment paper. Drizzle it with olive oil and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Put the top back on the head of garlic.

Step 5

Gather the edges of the parchment paper around the head of garlic and tie it up with some baker's twine, tying it into a bow.

Step 6

Place in a baking dish and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to an hour, or until the cloves are tender.

Step 7

Slice the top off of the head of garlic. Put it in a baking dish. Drizzle it with olive oil and sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Put the top back on the head of garlic.

Step 8

Invert an oven safe ramekin on top of the head of garlic in the baking dish. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to an hour, or until the cloves are tender.