PARMESAN ONION PUFFS

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Categories     Cheese     Onion     Bake     Cocktail Party     Quick & Easy     Mayonnaise     Parmesan     Engagement Party     Gourmet

Yield Makes 40 hors d'oeuvres

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 oz finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (1 cup)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon minced onion
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
10 slices firm white sandwich bread
Special Equipment
a 1 3/4-inch round cookie cutter; a small offset spatula

Steps:

  • Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Stir together cheese, mayonnaise, onion, and cayenne.
  • Cut out 4 rounds from each bread slice using cutter and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake toasts until tops are crisp and just golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Cool toasts slightly on baking sheet on a rack. (Leave oven on.)
  • Top each toast with a rounded 1/2 teaspoon cheese mixture, spreading to edge with a small offset spatula or knife. Bake toasts until topping is puffed and golden, about 6 minutes.

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