crostini al caffe e cacao

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20 Pinches
The Villages, FL
Updated on Jan 14, 2013

From the cookbook "Viana La Place panini bruschetta crostini" that I received at the Curious Cuisiners Christmas cookbook exchange.

prep time 5 Min
cook time 15 Min
method ---
yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces mascarpone cheese
  • 1 teaspoon instant expresso powder
  • 1 teaspoon dutch-process cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon sugar, or to taste
  • 12 - small rounds of bread sliced 1/2 inch thick, cut from a baguette style loaf, or 12 small rounds of brioche
  • - unsalted butter
  • - cocoa for sprinkling on top of the crostini

How To Make crostini al caffe e cacao

  • Step 1
    Place the mascarpone in a small bowl. Add the espresso, cocoa, and sugar. Stir well to blend thoroughly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes to develop flavors. Remove from the refrigerator a few minutes before serving.
  • Step 2
    Place the bread rounds on a baking sheet and toast them in a 350 oven until lightly golden on the outside but still soft within.
  • Step 3
    If desired, lightly butter the crostini. Then, using a knife, spread the mascarpone mixture on the crostini, smoothing it into low mounds. Dust the tops lightly with cocoa.
  • Step 4
    Makes 12 crostini.

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