If you're throwing a holiday party and need some appetizer ideas, rather than putting out the tried-and-true Chex Mix and guacamole, why not try something entirely new? I did, when I brought these blue cheese walnut amuses-bouche to my holiday party this year. The bread, when buttered and toasted, takes on the crispy, airy consistency of a cheese puff, which is a perfect foil for the brandy, mustard, and blue cheese topped with walnuts. While this bite is certainly elegant, it won't stay on your table long. To make these canapés, read more.
From Saveur
Ingredients
16 1⁄4"-thick white bread slices, preferably Pepperidge Farm Very Thin Sliced Bread
Unsalted butter, melted
8 tbsp.softened unsalted butter, plus more to melt and brush on bread
4 tbsp. softened cream cheese
2 tbsp. brandy
1⁄2 tsp. dried mustard powder
8 oz. crumbled blue cheese, preferably Roquefort
Kosher salt
32 flat-leaf parsley leaves
16 walnut halves, cut into quarters
Directions
- Using a 2" round cookie cutter, cut out 32 circles from bread slices. Brush both sides of each circle with melted butter and transfer to a baking sheet. Toast bread in a 400˚ oven, turning once, until light golden, about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, beat 8 tbsp. of the softened butter, cream cheese, brandy, and mustard powder in a medium bowl. Stir in blue cheese. Season with kosher salt.
- Spread about 1 tbsp. cheese mixture onto each bread circle and garnish with a flat-leaf parsley leaf and a piece of walnut.
Makes 32 canapés.
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MMMMM....this sounds absolutely delish!
1i love this - it's really cute and a different flavor palate than i'm used to seeing as an app
2Can't wait to try these.
3I'd make these if I didn't have such an aversion to blue cheeses...they make me gag. I bet I could make something similar with pecans and a sharp cheddar though.
4Spectra - I bet you could, too! I like to think of this as almost a twist on the traditional sharp cheddar and port wine combination. Maybe that would be more pleasing to your palate instead.
5I normally make Gorgonzola and honey canapés but these ones sounds delicious too! I'll have to try them.
6These were so great! The bread tasted like little croissants.
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