CROUTON DICE WITH BLUE CHEESE
Provided by Shelley Wiseman
Categories Bake Christmas Cocktail Party Vegetarian Quick & Easy Blue Cheese Winter Gourmet
Yield Makes 40 to 50 hors d'oeuvres
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle.
- Trim crusts from loaf, then cut loaf into 1-inch cubes. Put cubes in a large shallow baking pan and drizzle with melted butter, gently tossing to coat. Arrange cubes in 1 layer and bake, turning occasionally, until pale golden and crisp around edges but still soft inside, 12 to 20 minutes. Cool croutons slightly in pan on a rack, then poke a hole three fourths of the way through each cube from top using large end of chopstick, making hole about 1/3 inch in diameter. Press about 1/2 teaspoon cheese into each hole, mounding slightly.
- Just before serving, reheat croutons, cheese side up, in baking pan in a 400°F oven until warm and crisp, about 5 minutes.
BLUETONS (BLUE CHEESE CROUTONS)
We only use three ingredients here, which is why this works so well. Try to resist the temptation to add salt, pepper, or other spices, as the blue cheese will provide all the punch you need. We're going for pure blue cheese flavor in a buttery, crunchy package, and anything else would just get in the way.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Croutons
Time 45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
- Place bread cubes in a bowl and drizzle butter over the top. Sprinkle about 1/3 of the blue cheese over the top and stir until bread is coated. Sprinkle another 1/3 of the cheese over the top and stir to coat again. Spread bread cubes out onto prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until slightly crisp, about 15 minutes. Toss cubes and sprinkle remaining blue cheese over the top. Bake until browned and crispy, 15 to 20 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.5 g, Cholesterol 24.4 mg, Fat 10.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.1 g, Sodium 293.1 mg, Sugar 1.3 g
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