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Bisto-style canapés

This recipe captures the hearty and slightly raffish style of French bistro cuisine: fried rounds of baguette with egg, fried ham and a topping of melted cheese.

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Last modified on: March 17^th 2021

Keywords for this recipe:Canapés Bistro Hearty Eggs Ham Cheese

For 20 pieces, you will need:

0 2 slices cured ham
1 ½ baguette
2 4 tablespoons olive oil
3 3 eggs
4 2 tablespoons liquid cream
5 20 g butter
6 100 g cheese
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 565 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
11 min.	28 min.	39 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 4 min.

Fry 2 slices cured ham on both sides in a frying pan with no added fat.

Set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

The bread

Slice ½ baguette into fairly thin rounds (about 1/4 inch or 1/2 cm).

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Brush both sides of each slice with oil.

Using the same pan as for the ham on high heat, fry the bread on both sides.

Stage 4

Do this in batches if necessary, transferring the cooked slices onto a sheet of cooking parchment laid on a baking sheet.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

The eggs

In a bowl, beat together 3 eggs, 2 tablespoons liquid cream, salt and pepper.

Stage 6 - 1 min.

Still using the same frying pan, but now on medium heat, pour in 20 g butter. When good and hot, add the beaten eggs.

Stage 7 - 4 min.

Turn down the heat and gently pull the eggs from the edge in towards the centre so that they cook evenly.

Stop as soon as they begin to set; do not overcook.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Assemble the canapés

Put a piece of fried ham on each slice of bread.

Stage 9

Add a little of the egg.

Stage 10

Top with a slice of cheese.

Stage 11 - 10 min.

Cooking

Pop in the oven for 10 minutes, just until the cheese is melted.

Serve either hot or warm.

Remarks

For the cheese, use whatever you like: sliced if soft-paste, grated if hard.

If you prefer butter to oil, you can butter the bread slices in stage 3.

Keeping

Should be eaten immediately.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,620 Kcal or 6,783 Kj	64 gr	82 gr	152 gr
81 %	25 %	8 %	23 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
287 Kcal or 1,202 Kj	11 gr	15 gr	27 gr
14 %	4 %	1 %	4 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
81 Kcal or 339 Kj	3 gr	4 gr	8 gr
4 %	1 %	<1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 20 pieces : 2.98 €
Per piece : 0.15 €

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Source

Home made.

This recipe uses (among others)

	Cheese: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Winemaker's toast, Eggs in brioche nests, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Springtime mixed salad, Endive and cheese salad with croutons, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kouign-amann, Harvest Gratin, Fillet of salmon meunière, Beurre d'escargot, Creamy artichokes, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quiche Bretonne, Sautéed green vegetables, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, Tomato and cream cheese terrine, Hot tomato sauce, ... All
	Egg: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake), Jam doughnuts, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, "BN style" chocolate-filled biscuits, Tiramisu, ... All

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