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Cheese Croûtes Recipe

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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