Savoury Mushroom Croustades

Ingredients:

24 slices of fresh white bread or crusty bread
2 tbsp butter, softened
green onions, chopped
mushrroms, fresh, finely chopped
whole-wheat flour
whipping cream
cayenne pepper
lemon juice
parsley
1/3 cup finely snipped fresh chives
Parmasen cheese

Directions:

Croustades

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Coat the inside of 24 (2-inch) muffin cups generously with the butter.
• Using a 3-inch plain round cutter, cut out a circle from each bread slice.
• Using fingertips, press a circle of bread gently but firmly into each muffin cup so that it fits snugly.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes until bread is golden brown. Remove from oven and cool.

Mixture: (Reduce heat to 350 F)

• Melt butter in pot and add chopped onions and mushrooms.
• Cook just to remove moisture (3-4 minutes) then remove from heat and stir in flour.
• Stir in cream and bring to boil.
• Simmer until thickened.
• Add chives and other seasoning, stir and remove from element.
• Fill bread shells with mushroom mixture, top with cheese and bake at 350F for 10 minutes.

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