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How do you store crostini after making it?
Just follow the recipe instructions to make crostini and store in airtight container up to 3 days at room temperature. You may need to pop them into the oven to make the surface crispy again. Can you freeze crostini? Yep, just slice the bread, oil both sides, and freeze them in ziploc bags until you need them.
How to make homemade crostini?
Homemade crostini are quick to make (and a great way to use up a loaf of day-old bread!) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Slice baguette into 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick slices. You can either slice them as rounds or on the diagonal. Arrange bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet. Brush both sides with olive oil.
Can you freeze crostini in the oven?
You may need to pop them into the oven to make the surface crispy again. Can you freeze crostini? Yep, just slice the bread, oil both sides, and freeze them in ziploc bags until you need them. When it's party time, pop the frozen slices into a preheated oven and bake until crispy.
How long does it take to bake crostini?
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.
How Long Will Crostini Keep?
Your crostini will last for 3-5 days when stored in an airtight container so don’t panic if you make too much! If needs be, you can always re-crisp your leftovers in the oven for a few minutes if they’ve been left a few days.
Crostini Tips and Tricks
Always use quality bakery bread. Crostini appetizers work best with light texture bread, if it’s too dense they might be difficult to chew.
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Simple Crostini Recipe
How to make crostini, which are small slices of French baguette bread that are baked up into crispy bread crackers that are used for snacks and appetizers.
Crostini Tips & Tricks
Here’s everything you might like to know about crostini before you get started:
Crostini Temperatures & Timing
When I’m preparing for parties, I often need to throw crostini on an open oven rack while I’m baking something else. This works out great as long as the timing is adjusted accordingly. I only suggest that you don’t use the broiler because they vary considerably and you could easily burn your toasts. Here are my notes:
Dips & Spreads for Crostini
This crostini is sturdy and makes an excellent dipping vehicle. Or, simply slather the top with something creamy. You can’t go wrong with room-temperature goat cheese or other soft cheeses.
More Crostini Appetizer Recipes
Here are some fun crostini-based appetizers I’ve developed over the years:
How to Make Crostini
Learn how to make golden, toasted crostini in this simple recipe! They’re easy to make in the oven (or on the grill, see note). Crostini are the perfect base for your party appetizers or a fun light meal with accompaniments. Recipe yields 16 to 24 little toasts, depending on the baguette length (demi or full size).
What is Crostini?
Crostini is Italian for “little toasts”. They are thin slices of toasted bread (or grilled), usually cut from a baguette and topped with olive oil. It is also the equivalent of a crouton for soups and salads, just thinner.
Best Bread for Crostini
Truly any bread aside from sandwich bread will work! Use whatever you have on hand – even day old bread. I most frequently use take and bake bread – prepackaged bread you bake, then slice.
Tools to Use
It’s so quick and easy to make and requires just a few kitchen basics including:
Tips
You can make them in advance! Store them at room temperature in an airtight bag for up to one week. Top just before serving.
Serving Suggestions
Crostini pair well with an array of toppings. These are a few of my favorite ways to enjoy them!
Set up a Crostini Bar
What could be better? I always enjoy when you can create your own food at dinner parties. I can be a bit of a picky eater, and appreciate being able to select my favorite combinations, plus… it’s just fun!
Crostini
Crostini are the perfect accompaniment to cheese trays and appetizers, can be enjoyed alone or topped with fruits and herbs.
Crostini
I love to make crostini for ALL the things, like bruschetta, breakfast scoopers, soup dippers, and giant salad croutons.
How do you make crostini?
1. slice a baguette or any artisan loaf into 1/4" thick slices, and slice a slight angle for longer pieces
How to use crostini
No matter what, you definitely need to grab Crostini 7 Ways from my Sonoma County neighbors over at La Crema winery.
Can you make crostini ahead of time?
Yep! Just follow the recipe instructions to make crostini and store in airtight container up to 3 days at room temperature.
Can you freeze crostini?
Yep, just slice the bread, oil both sides, and freeze them in ziploc bags until you need them.
Can I use non-stale bread to make crostini?
You can definitely use fresh-baked bread to make crostini any time, even for the freeze-and-bake method.
What kind of bread do I use to make crostini?
I love using sandwich rolls and/or ciabatta from our local bakery to make crostini.
What are Crostini?
Crostini (plural, crostino – singular) is Italian for “little toasts” or “little crusts”. They’re made by toasting thinly-sliced pieces of bread until crispy.
Making Crostini: Process & Tips
For evenly-crisp toasts, slice the bread into 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick slices. ( I’m being way too precise with what I’m about to say, but my favorite thickness for crostini is about 3/8-inch.) Most importantly, you want the slices to be thin and even.
Crostini
These crisp toasted bread rounds are an easy recipe to keep on hand for appetizers, cheese boards, and more. Homemade crostini are quick to make (and a great way to use up a loaf of day-old bread!)
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5 Tips for Making Crostini
Use a quality bakery bread. Avoid heavy, dense breads that might be difficult to chew. Crostini appetizers are best on bread with a light texture. Choose a baguette and cut slices about ½ inch thick. If they're too thin, they won't support the topping. If they're too thick, the appetizer becomes all about the bread and not the fabulous topping.
10 Ideas for Delicious Crostini Appetizers
These tiny toasts have a light creamy ricotta spread and they’re topped with slightly sweetened fresh cranberry-orange mixture. They’re a little bit sweet and delicately salty at the same time. Oh so good!
Need more crostini ideas? Here are 5 more!
So simple, but insanely delicious! Smear some creamy lemon ricotta cheese on a thin slice of toasted baguette, top it with a slice of fresh, juicy peach, drizzle it all with honey and sprinkle with tiny thyme leaves.
5 Tips for Making Crostini - Ultimate Guide
Making crostini appetizers is easy, but there are pitfalls to avoid. Tips for making perfect crostini appetizers.
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This crostini recipe is such a simple and delicious recipe that is great to go along with appetizers or the popular charcuterie boards, or just as toast for dinner. The brushed seasoned oil brings the baguette crunch, SO GOOD!
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Learn how to make the BEST crostini bread recipe. Crispy thinly sliced bread brushed with oil and seasonings then baked until crunch.
