Best Crostini With Anchovy Butter And Cheese Recipes

CHEESE CROSTINI WITH ANCHOVY HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Melt butter in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add anchovies and stir until they dissolve, about 3 minutes. Stir in herbs, garlic, lemon zest, and red pepper.
• Arrange bread slices on a large baking sheet. Brush with anchovy mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake until cheese melts and bread is golden, about 10 minutes. Cut bread slices in halves and serve.

GARLIC HERB BUTTER CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
• Add the anchovies and stir until they dissolve, around 3 minutes.
• Stir in the herbs, garlic, lemon zest and red pepper flakes.
• Arrange the bread slices on a baking sheet.
• Brush the tops of the bread slices with the butter mixture.
• (If I'm feeling lazy I just dip one side of the bread slice in the butter mixture and place the bread back on the baking sheet butter side up).
• Sprinkle the tops of the bread slices with the Provolone cheese.
• Bake until the cheese melts and the bread is golden and toasty, around 7- 10 minutes.

ANCHOVY CROSTINI

Steps:

• Cut 2" circles from the bread (or use the 1/4" baguette slices).
• Brush both sides of the bread with the olive oil.
• Place on a cookie sheet and bake in moderate oven for 10 min or until golden brown (You can make up a whole lot of these toasts for future use as they store well in a closed tin).
• Melt butter in a frypan.
• Add flour, mixing well and cook for 1 minute.
• Add milk and stir over moderate heat until it boils& thickens, remove from heat.
• Add 3 tbsp parmesan,Salt& pepper& mushrooms.
• Mix well.
• Add anchovy paste and stir through. The mixture looks a bit loose but it will bake perfectly
• Spread 2 teasp on each toast and generously sprinkle with the extra parmesan. I do this just before I am ready to bake them. however it can be done and then freeze them for future use
• Slice the olives and put a slice of olive on some of the crostinis.
• Put a rolled anchovy on some.
• Put a thin slice on red pepper on the remaining crostinis.
• Bake in a hot oven (400F degrees) for 10 minutes or until they are bubbly and brown on top.
• Serve and wait for the rave revues.

SIMPLE CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange baguette slices on two large rimmed baking sheets; brush both sides with oil, and season with salt and pepper.
• Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden, 15 to 20 minutes (if undersides are not browning, turn crostini over once during baking). Let cool on baking sheets. Top crostini with desired toppings, and serve.

CROSTINI WITH ANCHOVY TAPENADE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Brush the bread lightly with oil on one side and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake until lightly dried out, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the olives, basil, parsley, oil, lemon juice, anchovy fillets, garlic and bell pepper in a food processor and pulse until very finely chopped.
• Transfer to a small serving bowl and serve with the crostini.

ROASTED RADISH CROSTINI

Steps:

• Remove leaves and stems from radishes; trim the tails. Cut larger radishes lengthwise into sixths and smaller radishes lengthwise into quarters.
• Place a large skillet over medium-high heat until very hot. Add 1 tablespoon oil, radishes in a single layer (do not crowd) and salt and pepper. Cook radishes, without moving them, until they are lightly colored on undersides, about 3 minutes. Shake pan and continue cooking until tender, about 3 more minutes. (You can also roast them in the oven at 400 degrees for 10 to 20 minutes.)
• In a small skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in anchovies, garlic, red pepper and remaining oil. Reduce heat and simmer about 4 minutes.
• Brush each slice of toast with sauce and top with several radish wedges. Spoon additional sauce on top, sprinkle with parsley and serve.

CROSTINI WITH ANCHOVY BUTTER AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the anchovies and stir until they dissolve, about 3 minutes. Stir in the parsley, thyme, garlic, lemon zest, and crushed red pepper flakes.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Arrange the bread slices on a large baking sheet. Brush with the anchovy mixture, then sprinkle with the cheese. Bake until the cheese melts and the bread is golden, about 10 minutes.