Roasted Garlic Jam

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 300.
2. 2
   Halve the garlic heads crosswise.
3. 3
   In a saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch the garlic for 5 minutes; drain well.
4. 4
   Trim off the roots.
5. 5
   Pour the oil into a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
6. 6
   Add the garlic, cut side down, and roast for 1 hour, or until the garlic is soft.
7. 7
   Squeeze the garlic from the skins into a coarse strainer set over a bowl.
8. 8
   Press the garlic through the strainer with a spatula.
9. 9
   Whisk the puree until creamy.