Bread Crisp Appetizers

I loath throwing food out. All bread, especially gluten free bread with no preservatives, loses it's freshness quickly. What can you do with dried out bread?

Awhile ago I made a gluten free hot dog bun and sub sandwich bun instuctables (click here to see here). Unfortunately, some of the bread became stale. What was I to do? My solution was to create this "bread crisp appetizers" recipe. Once I have my bread crisps, I load them up with extra items I have around the kitchen to create yummy little appetizers. I'll share a couple of my favorite appetizers here, but you can create your own tasty treats with whatever you might have in your kitchen. Most of my ideas start with a little bit of cream cheese to anchor the other goodies to the crisp. Hummus is another good base.

Possible Ingredients

• day old or previously frozen sandwich buns or any stale bread
• toppings like cream cheese, cucumber slices, cherry tomato slices, , green onion curls, cocktail sauce, dried cherries, shredded cheddar, dill pickle slices
• meats such as shaved smoked turkey, cooked shrimp, grated hotdog

Supplies

• butter flavored pan spray
• parchment lined cookie sheet
• serrated knife

Step 1: Slice Stale Bread Into 1/8 Inch Slices

Step 2: Put Bread on Parchment Lined Cookie Sheet

Step 3: Spray Bread Slices With Pan Spray. Flip and Spray the Other Side of Bread.

Step 4: Bake in Oven.

• Bake for 7 minutes in oven set for 400 degree Fahrenheit
• Flip and bake another 7 minutes
• Let cool on sheet while you prepare toppings

Step 5: Add Toppings

Suggestions:

• cream cheese, cucumber slices, cherry tomato slices
• cream cheese, cooked shrimp, green onion curls, cocktail sauce
• cream cheese, dried cherries, shaved smoke turkey
• grated hotdog (vegetarian okay) mixed with mayo and shredded cheddar topped with dill pickle slices, mustard

Step 6: Serve As an Appetizer Platter...with Hummus or Dip...or With a Mug of Soup