Spanish Olive And Cream Cheese Canapes Recipe Epicuriouscom Recipes

SPANISH OLIVE & CREAM CHEESE CANAPES (ZWT-8)

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position & preheat oven to 375°F
• Cut 40 sml rounds from bread slices w/cutter, then brush 1 side of ea round w/butter & bake on a lrg baking sheet until pale golden (about 8 min). Remove from oven, but leave toasts on baking sheet. Preheat broiler.
• Finely grate Parmigiano-Reggiano using rasp (yield = approx 1 cup). You may use a pre-grated variety if able to find.
• Mash together cream cheese, olives, scallion, bell pepper, paprika & sherry until combined well. Then top each toast w/1 tsp cream cheese mixture & sprinkle w/grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
• Broil canapés about 4 in from heat until Parmigiano-Reggiano begins to turn golden (about 1 min).
• COOK NOTES: Toasts can be made 1 dy ahead, cooled completely & then kept in an airtight container at room temperature. The cream cheese mixture can be made 1 dy ahead (chill & cover). Bring to room temp before using.
• MY TIP: My choice would be to brush the bread slices while still whole & then cut the rounds. This would mean far less time spent handling 40 sml pieces of bread.

SPANISH OLIVE AND CREAM CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Set oven rack to middle position.
• Cut out about 40 rounds with a 1-1/2 - 2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter (can use end of a small glass but be very careful not to break glass, a biscuit cutter works the best!).
• Place on a large baking sheet and brush one side with melted butter.
• Bake for about 8 minutes, or until golden brown (leave the toasts on the baking sheet).
• Set oven to broiler heat.
• In a bowl mix together cream cheese, olives, green onion or scallions, red bell pepper and paprika (add a couple teaspoons of dry sherry in if you have some) mix until well combined.
• Top each toast with about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture, then sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
• Broil 4-inches from heat until the Parmesan begins to turn golden (about 1 minute).

SHRIMP CANAPES

Steps:

• Spread the bread with the butter, cut it into twelve 2-inch squares, and on it arrange decoratively the tomatoes, the olives, and the shrimp.
• In a small bowl combine well the mayonnaise and the horseradish, dot the shrimp with the mixture, and garnish it with the dill.
• The canapés may be made 30 minutes in advance and kept covered and chilled. Arrange the canapés on a platter.

CREAM CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Cut each slice of bread diagonally in two. Spread butter thinly over each triangle, place, buttered side up, on a cookie sheet and lightly brown in the oven or broil very briefly.
• Mix together cream cheese, mayonnaise, Tabasco, green onion and cayenne into a paste. Pile about 1 tablespoon on each triangle of bread on the unbuttered side. Sprinkle with Parmesan, about 1 teaspoon on each. Top each canape with 1/4 of a sun-dried tomato. Freeze.
• Bake, frozen, at 375ºF for 10 minutes. Serve hot.

CHEESE CANAPES

Steps:

• Spread the bread with the butter and with a 2-inch scalloped cutter cut into 12 rounds. Arrange the salami, the cheese, and the bell pepper decoratively on the bread, spoon small dollops of the mustard onto the canapés, and press the onions into the mustard.
• The canapés may be made 30 minutes in advance and kept covered and chilled. Arrange the canapés on a platter.

OLIVE & CHEDDAR CANAPES

Steps:

• Mix olives, cheese, mayo, onion powder & curry.
• Arrange bread on an ungreased cookie sheet and toast one side under the broiler. Turn over and spread with the olive mixture (you can now freeze the slices and broil when thawed) and broil for 2 to 3 minutes until bubbly.
• Cut each slice intp 4 triangles.