Crostini

Crostini is isn’t available in every grocery store and sometimes expensive, but it’s so easy to make using fresh or even slightly stale baguette. Crostini are the perfect accompaniment to cheese trays and appetizers, can be enjoyed alone or topped with fruits and herbs.

Crostini is my favorite way to use “old” bread that would otherwise go to waste and let’s be honest, I don’t like to let bread go to waste! However, you can also make crostini using fresh bread. I most frequently use take and bake bread – prepackaged bread you bake, then slice, but whatever bread you use, this recipe yields delicious, crunchy Crostini every time!

You don’t have to be Martha Stewart to whip this easy recipe up, but you’ll look like it when you serve it! They’re perfect for entertaining. They make the prettiest accompaniment to any appetizer and if you have any leftover, there are a variety of ways you can use them throughout the week.

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What is Crostini?

Italian for “little toasts” they are thin slices of toasted bread {or grilled}, usually cut from a baguette and topped with olive oil. It is also the equivalent of a crouton for soups and salads, just thinner.

Favorite Tools to Use:

• baking sheet
• bread knife
• pastry brush

What Type of Bread is Needed to Make Crostini:

• baguette
• ciabatta
• french bread
• artisan bread
• bagels {also sliced}

How to Make Crostini:

• Slice a baguette into thin slices at an angle.
• Line crostini on a baking sheet.
• Using a pastry brush, coat with olive oil.
• Optional: add a fresh crack of sea salt, black pepper or herbs.
• Broil 1 – 1 1/2 minutes until just toasted and crunchy.

Serving Suggestions:

• goat cheese spread
• pesto
• hummus and olive oil
• peach and ricotta
• goat cheese and fig
• as an accompaniment to a cheese platter
• crushed on a salad
• pimento cheese

How to Store Crostini:

They taste best straight from the oven, but you can store crostini in an airtight container or plastic bag for up to 5 days at room temperature. If air is humid, you can recrisp by broiling for just one minute.

Crostini Recipe and Printable Recipe Card:

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Crostini

Sure, you can purchase Crostini, but they're so easy to make, why not? Crostini are the perfect accompaniment to cheese trays and appetizers, can be enjoyed alone or topped with fruits and herbs.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword christmas, easy recipe, entertaining, snack, spread, thanksgiving

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 1 minute

Total Time 6 minutes

Servings 16

Author Julie Blanner

Ingredients

• 1 baguette
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp sea salt

Instructions

1. Slice a baguette into thin slices at an angle.
2. Line crostini on a baking sheet.
3. Using a pastry brush, coat with olive oil.
4. Optional: add a fresh crack of sea salt, black pepper or herbs.
5. Broil 1 - 1 1/2 minutes until just toasted and crunchy.

Recipe Notes

use fresh cracked pepper, sea salt or herbs to customize your crostini

optional: rub with garlic clove for added flavor

They taste best straight from the oven, but you can store crostini in an airtight container or plastic bag for up to 5 days at room temperature. If air is humid, you can recrisp by broiling for just one minute.

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