Strawberry & Mascarpone Crostini

Crostini is made by thinly slicing bread, generally a plain white bread and then toasting it in the oven. It is then topped with a variety of toppings and is often used as an appetizer.

For this recipe I used a bagette, sliced in into thin slices, and then topped it with mascarpone cheese and strawberries.

For those of you who have been following by blog, you will notice that the mascarpone mixture is the same as that used for the stuffed french toast.

For the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, try some blueberries and either strawberries or raspberries on top for a patriot themed snack.

Ingredients:

Bagette - sliced into 1/4 inch slices

Cinnamon

Strawberried

Honey

Lemon juice

4 oz. mascarpone cheese

1 tsp. lemon zest

2 T. honey

Directions:

To prepare to crostini -

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place the bread slices on a cooling rack on top of a baking sheet. This way the bread will toast on both sides. Sprinkle each slice with cinnamon. Toast in the oven for about 10 minutes, until crispy. Set aside to cool.

Mix the cheese, zest and honey together in a small bowl with a spoon or spatula. Set aside.

Slice the strawberries. Drizzle with honey and a little bit of the juice from the lemon you zested - to taste. Set aside.

To put together, simply spread some of the mascarpone mixture on each slice of toast and top with a few berries. It's as simple as that!

Enjoy!