STALE-BREAD PIZZA

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Provided by Glenn Collins

Categories dinner, easy, weekday, appetizer, main course

Time 30m

Yield About 15 slices

Number Of Ingredients 9

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Ingredients

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 cups whole milk
15 slices rustic Italian bread, 1/2-inch thick, left out until dry
Salt
pepper
3/4 pound buffalo mozzarella, thinly sliced
3/4 pint cherry tomatoes, halved and crushed
2 to 3 tablespoons Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 tablespoon fresh or dried oregano or fresh basil, torn into bits

Steps:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a baking sheet with about 2 tablespoons oil.
Pour milk into a bowl. Briefly dunk one slice of bread at a time into milk and squeeze out excess. Place bread on baking sheet, sprinkle with salt and pepper, cover with mozzarella slices, and top with tomatoes, Parmigiano-Reggiano and oregano or basil. Drizzle with oil.
Bake on bottom shelf of oven for 10 to 20 minutes, being careful not to burn the bottom of the bread.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 218, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 307 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams