Name: Genoa Toasts
Yield: Makes about 48 toasts
Ingredients: 2/3 cup olive oil; 4 garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with a pinch of salt; about 1/2 of a day-old Thick Focaccia; coarse salt to taste for sprinkling the toasts

Recipe information

Yield
Makes about 48 toasts

Ingredients

2/3 cup olive oil

4 garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with a pinch of salt

about 1/2 of a day-old Thick Focaccia

coarse salt to taste for sprinkling the toasts

Preparation

In a bowl mix together the oil and the garlic paste, brush both sides of the focaccia slices lightly with the oil mixture, and bake the slices in one layer on baking sheets in a preheated 250°F. oven for 30 minutes. Turn the slices, sprinkle them with the salt, and bake them for 30 minutes more, or until they are pale golden and crisp.

TagsToast Sandwich Italian European Garlic Root Vegetable Vegetable Yeast Bread Flour Flour Snack Lunch Dinner Dairy Free Nut Free Vegan Vegetarian 5 Ingredients or Fewer Baking Gourmet

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