It’s time. To elevate toast. To a NEW level. My paws can’t stop reaching for these once they’re on the table.
Why These Are Awesome
These are SO GOOD–they’re like a dinner and dessert combined. The cheese melts in your mouth, and I just feel old-money eating these. Never has baguette been treated so right.
Currant Prosciutto Brie Toasties
Ingredients
- 6 inch piece of baguette see notes for tips on fresh/frozen baguettes
- 2 tbsp "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Light Spread" (or salted butter)
- 4 tbsp black currant jam (or blackberry jam)
- 4 thin slices of brie cheese (or swiss)
- 4 slices of prosciutto
Instructions
- Preheat toaster oven or regular oven to 350°F.
- Spread butter spread on 1 side of each baguette slice (about 1/2 tablespoon of butter spread). Top with 1 tablespoon of black currant jam.
- Top each slice with enough brie cheese to cover most of the slice (you can break the brie slices apart to get the desired size). Leave a little room between the brie and the edge, to prevent the cheese from dripping when toasting.
- Top each slice with half of a prosciutto slice.
- Place baguette slices on a cookie sheet or tray, and toast in the oven for 4 minutes.
- Serve immediately. If you like, serve with more black currant jam on the side for dipping.
Notes
- I like to buy baguettes, cut them in thirds (6 inch chunks), and freeze them in freezer bags. That way I have baguette whenever I like without worrying about them going moldy.
- I like to buy my baguettes at Costco, since they come in pairs and are very fresh. Perfect for freezing.
- To thaw a 6 inch baguette piece, I preheat my oven or toaster oven to 200°F, place the baguette on a rac and bake the frozen baguette for 25 minutes.
- If I have a fresh baguette that I don’t end up using all of, I remove the baguette from the bag and let it dry in the air in a bowl for a week. Then I grind the baguette into bread crumbs using a rotary grater.
- I use “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Light Spread” because of its low calorie amount. A similar light butter spread is fine, or if you don’t care about the slight increase in calories, real butter is great!
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