Cheese Croûtes

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By: Andrew Chase

Quick to prepare, these Swiss cheese croûtes are a wonderful way to start a casual entertaining meal. Served with a salad, they also make a satisfying lunch. Accompany them with the same wine you used to cook them. For a stronger cheese flavour, make them with a mature vacherin from Fribourg or Appenzeller cheese.

Ingredients

6 slices of crusty white bread or 12 slices baquette (French stick)

2/3 cups (150 mL) dry white wine

1 egg

1 egg yolk

1 garlic clove, pressed or minced

2 tbsp (30 mL) all-purpose flour

pinch cayenne pepper

3 cups (750 mL) shredded Gruyère cheese (10 oz/300 g)

1/4 tsp (1 mL) black pepper (approx)

Preparation

On rimmed baking sheet, lightly toast bread in 500F (260C) oven, turning halfway through cooking time, about 6 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with 3 tbsp (45 mL) of the wine.

In large bowl, beat egg, egg yolk, garlic, flour and cayenne until smooth. Whisk in remaining wine; mix in cheese. Top bread with cheese mixture; sprinkle with freshly ground pepper. Return to oven; bake until golden, about 10 minutes.

Serving(s): 6

Nutritional Information
Per serving: about
Calories	341
Protein	21 g
Fat (total)	21 g
Sat. Fat	11 g
Carbohydrate	15 g
Fibre	1 g
Cholesterol	127 mg
Sodium	345 mg
Calcium	55 % RDI
Iron	8 % RDI
Vitamin A	20 % RDI
Folate	16 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: November 2004

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