Crostini

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 loaf country style italian bread or 1/2 loaf french baguette, 2 inches in diameter and 10 inches long.
• extra virgin olive oil
• 1 clove garlic

Recipe

• 1 position rack in the upper part of oven and preheat to 450 degrees.
• 2 using a bread knife, cut bread on the diagnal into slices 1/2 inch thick.
• 3 brush each side lightly with olive oil and place on baking sheet.
• 4 bake, turning once until lightly golden.
• 5 watch carefully and do not allow crostini to toast til hard.
• 6 this is no time to watch tv.
• 7 remove from oven and rub with the garlic clove.
• 8 crostini can be topped with a lot of things like fresh herbs, anchovy spreads, olives, artichoke, ricotta-- etc--.