Cómo hacer crostinis - Receta de pan tostado

Ingredientes

• 1 loaf Baguette or French Bread ((SEE NOTES))
• As Needed Extra-Virgin Olive Oil ((about 3-4 TBS))
• 2 medium Cloves Garlic (– peeled and cur int half)
• To Taste Flakey Sea Salt and Ground Black Pepper

Preparación

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   Preheat Oven: Arrange the oven rack to the middle position and then preheat your oven to 375-degrees Fahrenheit (or 350 to 355 convection fan-forced).

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   Slice Baguette Into Rounds: Slice Baguette: Using a sharp serrated knife, cut the loaf of bread on a bias into 1/3-inch to ½-inch rounds, you should get 16-20 slices of bread.

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   Brush Bread With Oil: For the Crostini: Arrange the slices of bread in a single layer on a large sheet pan. Next, use a pastry brush to lightly brush olive oil onto both sides of the bread. Then, sprinkle flaky sea salt all over the bread.

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   Bake Crostini Bread: Transfer the bread to the oven and bake until lightly toasted, about 8-12 minutes, flipping the slices of bread over halfway through baking.

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   Flavor Crostini Toast: Flavor the Crostini Toast: Working with one half of a garlic clove and a slice of bread at a time, rub the cut side of the garlic against the surface of each toast. Repeat with the remaining garlic cloves and crostini. Flip the crostini over so the garlic-rubbed side is facing down. Then, season the top of the crostini again with more flakey salt. (Tip: When rubbing, only use as much garlic as you like – applying harder pressure for more intense garlic flavor and using a lighter touch for a milder garlic flavor. For the most garlic flavor, rub the garlic on both sides of the crostini toast.) (Note: When using crostini as a toast for toppings, I like to serve the garlic-rubbed side of the crostini down so that when you eat it, the flavor of the garlic hits your tonged. If you put the garlic-rubbed side facing up, it will get covered with toppings. Zif you rubbed both sides of the toast with garlic, disregard this note.)

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   Serve Crostinis Appetizer: Serve Crostinis: Top your crostini breads with bruschetta and tapenades, or serve as a dipper for soups, dips, and more.