Cheddar Cheese Crostini

Name: Cheddar Cheese Crostini
Yield: 24 crostini
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 baguette cut into ½-inch diagonal slices (or 8 slices country-style bread cut into 3-by-3-inch slices ½-inch thick); Dijon mustard; ¼ pound good-quality cheddar cheese; Cayenne pepper

By Moira Hodgson

Published January 1, 1994

Total Time: 30 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:24 crostini

1 baguette cut into ½-inch diagonal slices (or 8 slices country-style bread cut into 3-by-3-inch slices ½-inch thick)
Dijon mustard
¼ pound good-quality cheddar cheese
Cayenne pepper

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Preparation

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake the slices of bread until lightly browned (about 10 minutes). The slices may be toasted under a broiler or over a grill instead.
Step 2
Preheat broiler. Spread the slices with mustard, topped with slices of cheddar cheese and sprinkle with cayenne. Brown under the broiler and arrange on a serving platter.