Cayenne Toasts Recipes

Steps:

• Make the relish: Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook onion until translucent, about 6 minutes. Stir in garlic, and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl, and stir in sun-dried tomatoes, walnuts, basil, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.
• Make the toasts: Heat grill or broiler to medium-high. Brush bread with oil, and sprinkle with cayenne. Grill until golden brown and crisp, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Serve toasts with relish and goat cheese.

Steps:

• Prepare the sun-dried tomatoes if dried. To re-hydrate sun-dried tomatoes, place them in boiling water for 5 minutes, then drain.
• Place the tomatoes and remaining ingredients; except goat cheese, in a container and refrigerate for 4 hours. Process in a food processor until smooth.
• Prepare cayenne toasts by preheating oven to 200 degrees F. Combine ingredients, other than bread, in food processor, mixing well. Lay bread slices on a cookie sheet. Brush tops lightly with spread. Cook 1 hour until crisp. Cool.
• To serve, place sun-dried tomato spread on cayenne toasts and top with a sprinkle of goat cheese.

Steps:

• Combine olive oil, sugar, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper in small bowl; whisk until smooth.
• Cut French bread into 1/4 inch slices;.
• Arrange in single layer on baking sheet.
• Brush with olive oil mixture, whisking oil constantly while using to mix seasonings.
• Toast at 200°F for 1 hour or until crisp.
• Remove to wire rack to cool. Store in airtight container for up to 2 days. Serve with soups and salads. May freeze and reheat at 350°F for 5-7 minutes.

Steps:

• Make toasts:
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Stack bread slices and cut off crusts. Quarter slices to make twenty-four 1 1/2-inch squares and arrange squares on a baking sheet. In a small saucepan melt butter and stir in cayenne and salt. Brush tops of squares with butter mixture and bake in middle of oven until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Cool toasts on a rack. Toasts may be made 1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
• Make crab:
• Pick over crab meat to remove any bits of shell and cartilage (being careful not to break up lumps). In a small bowl stir together remaining ingredients with salt to taste and gently stir in crab. Crab mixture may be made 6 hours ahead and chilled, covered.
• Just before serving, mound about 1/2 tablespoon crab mixture on each toast and garnish with dill.

Steps:

• Toast bread slices to desired doneness, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Mash avocado in a bowl; stir in cilantro, Meyer lemon juice, Meyer lemon zest, cayenne pepper, and sea salt. Spread avocado mixture onto toast and top with chia seeds.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Stir together all ingredients, except baguette, plus 1/8 teaspoon pepper and salt to taste.
• Slice baguette crosswise 1/3 inch thick and spread bread thickly with cheese mixture. Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until cheese is bubbling and browned, about 2 minutes.

Steps:

• For the french toast: Preheat an electric griddle to 375 degrees F. In a shallow baking dish, mix eggs, milk, brown sugar, salt and vanilla. Melt butter evenly across your griddle. Dip each slice of bread into egg mixture and coat completely on each side. Place coated bread on hot griddle and turn until lightly browned on each side. [i]Optional: serve with whipped cream and strawberries on top.[/i]
• For the caramel syrup: In a medium saucepan, combine all syrup ingredients over medium heat. Whisk together until smooth and sugar has completely dissolved. Serve warm over french toast.

Steps:

• Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Stir together cheese, mayonnaise, onion, and cayenne.
• Cut out 4 rounds from each bread slice using cutter and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake toasts until tops are crisp and just golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Cool toasts slightly on baking sheet on a rack. (Leave oven on.)
• Top each toast with a rounded 1/2 teaspoon cheese mixture, spreading to edge with a small offset spatula or knife. Bake toasts until topping is puffed and golden, about 6 minutes.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt butter.
• Whisk in flour all at once to form a roux. Whisk in milk, a little at a time, increase heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring, until thickened.
• Bring to a boil, stir in beef and cayenne, heat through and serve over toast.