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    Home » Recipes » Savory Snacks

    Nov 30, 2021 · Modified: May 10, 2022 by Harriet

    How to Make Baguette Crostini

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    Learn how to make golden and crisp baguette crostini with this simple recipe! Fast and easy to make in the oven and are great as party appetizers.

    A hand holding a homemade crostini over a white plate with more corostini.
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    • 👛 Cost To Make
    • 🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe:
    • 🥘 Ingredients In This Recipe
    • 🍳 Step By Step Instructions
    • 📖 Variations
    • 💭 Recipe Tips
    • 👪 Serving Size
    • 🍬 Calories Per Serve
    • 🥗 Serving Suggestions
    • 🌡️ Storage
    • 📝 Frequently Asked Questions
    • 📋 Recipe Card
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    Homemade baguette crostini are crisp, crunchy, and easy to make with just two ingredients. And they taste so much better than store-bought.

    👛 Cost To Make

    Estimated cost = $3.00 or $0.10 per piece

    🌟 Why You'll Love This Recipe:

    • What is crostini? Crostini is an Italian word for little toasts topped with a spread or other food.
    • These little golden crisp slices of bread are delicious and go so well with so many different toppings.
    • Homemade baguette crostini are cheap to make.
    • Serve them as appetizers with sweet or savory toppings.
    • For easy entertaining, bake them up to four days in advance, then all you need to do is top them on the day.

    🥘 Ingredients In This Recipe

    The printable recipe further down the page has the complete list of ingredients, including quantities and step-by-step instructions.

    A baguette loaf being cut into slices.

    Baguettes - you can use fresh or day-old baguettes to make crostini. Choose thin baguettes rather than big fat and plump ones because crostini should be small and eaten in one or two bites. 

    You could also use french breadsticks - these have a softer crust than baguettes and a slightly fatter but toast up well.

    Extra virgin olive oil - gives the toasts flavor and helps to make them golden and crisp when baked.

    🍳 Step By Step Instructions

    Baguette slices with olive oil.
    1. Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
    2. Cut the baguette into 1 cm (¼ inch) slices.
    3. Brush each side of the bread with olive oil.
    4. Line a baking tray with baking paper and place the bread on the lined baking sheet, spacing them slightly apart.
    5. Put into the oven and bake for about 8 - 12 minutes (turn the toasts halfway through). They are ready when lightly golden brown and crisp to the touch.  

      Note: The timing is just an estimate because oven temperatures do vary. So keep an eye on them, and when the tops on the first side start to feel dry, flip them over to toast the other side. After this, they will quickly turn golden brown. So watch them closely so that they don't burn.
    6. When ready, remove the tray from the oven, and allow the crostini to cool on the tray.
    7. When completely cool, store them in an airtight container.

    📖 Variations

    These plain toasted baguette crostini are delicious as they are and perfect for both savory and sweet appetizers.

    But sometimes, you might want to give additional flavor to savory appetizers so you could:

    • Mix in one to two teaspoons of garlic powder or onion powder into the oil before brushing onto the bread. 
    • Use flavored oils like the oil from our marinated feta in olive oil, our Italian bread dipping oil, or any flavored oil you may have on hand. If using flavored oil made with fresh herbs like our marinated mozzarella balls, strain the oil first because the fresh herbs will burn at high heat.

    💭 Recipe Tips

    • Bread - thin baguettes are good to use, but you could use long crusty bread rolls too. You can use fresh bread or one or two-day-old bread, but don't use bread that has gone moldy.
    • Use a serrated knife to cut the bread into even slices about 1 cm (¼ inch).
    • The crostini are ready when they feel dry and look golden brown on top.
    • Keep a close eye on them during baking to avoid burning because once they start to brown, they go dark very quickly.
    • Allow the crostini to cool to room temperature before putting toppings on or storing them in a container.

    👪 Serving Size

    This recipe makes about 30 pieces and one piece is a serve.

    🍬 Calories Per Serve

    Based on our recipe and the size of our crostini, and the amount of oil used we estimate that each piece is about 38 calories.

    🥗 Serving Suggestions

    Baguette crostini are great just as a snack on their own or with a dip.

    They are also great as a base for many toppings. When adding toppings to crostini, start with a spread layer before adding other toppings. 

    You could use a spread like cream cheese, goat cheese, ricotta cheese, soft feta, butter, pate, a thick dip, or other thick spread. These will act like glue to hold the other ingredients in place. 

    It will also make presenting and eating the appetizers easier because the toppings won't slide off when passed around or when your guests pick them up to eat.

    There are so many things that you can use as a crostini topping. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

    • Top with fresh or marinated cheeses like feta in oil or marinated mozzarella balls.
    • Fruit preserves like apricot jam, marmalades, strawberry compote, morello cherry jam.
    • Try pickles like pickled pink onion or pickled carrots.
    • Slices of fresh tomato and basil for a caprese crostini.
    • Drizzle on something sweet like honey, golden syrup, or treacle.
    • Try canned fish like tuna or sardines.
    • Roasted peppers.
    • Top with sauteed mushrooms or onions.
    • Smear on roasted garlic.
    • Pitted olives.
    • Spread on some miso hummus.

    You could also use these crostini as croutons with soups, put them on cheese boards, or crush them up and use them on salads like Caesar salad.

    🌡️ Storage

    The crostini can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to four days.

    📝 Frequently Asked Questions

    What is the difference between crostini and bruschetta?

    Bruschetta is thick slices of toasted or grilled sourdough bread which, are then rubbed with raw garlic while still hot.

    Crostini are small pieces of bread brushed with oil and oven-baked until they become crisp.

    A plate of freshly made baguette crostini with a jar of feta in oil in the background.

    I do hope that you try this baguette crostini recipe. If you do, please come back and leave a comment below because I would love to know how you went.


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    How To Make Baguette Crostini

    Make this recipe for crisp and crunchy baguette crostini for your next party appetizers. They are fast to make, and you can add just about any topping you like to them.
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    Prep Time : 5 mins
    Cook Time : 12 mins
    Total Time : 17 mins
    Cuisine: : Italian
    Course : Appetiser, Snacks
    Servings : 30 pieces
    Calories : 38 : kcal
    Estimated Cost (AUD) : $3.00 or $0.10 per piece

    EQUIPMENT

    • Cutting board
    • Bread knife
    • Pastry brush
    • 1 - 2 baking trays

    INGREDIENTS

    • 1 large baguette - see note 1
    • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil - see note 2
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    INSTRUCTIONS

    • Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) and line a baking tray with baking paper.
    • Use a serrated knife to cut the baguette into 1 cm (¼ inch) slices.
      Note: For small crostini, cut the baguette into rounds.
      If you wanted a slightly larger crostini, cut the bread on the diagonal.
    • Use a pastry brush to brush each side of the bread with olive oil.
    • Place the bread on the lined baking tray, spacing them slightly apart.
    • Put into the oven and bake for about 8 - 12 minutes (turn the toasts halfway through). They are ready when lightly golden brown and crisp to the touch.
      Note: The timing is just an estimate because oven temperatures do vary. So keep an eye on them, and when the tops on the first side start to feel dry, flip them over to toast the other side.
      After this, they will quickly turn golden brown. So watch them closely so that they don't burn.
    • When ready, remove the tray from the oven, and allow the crostini to cool on the tray.
    • When completely cool, store them in an airtight container.

    Notes

    1. We used two small baguettes each, weighing approximately 125 grams (4.4 ounces), and got 30 slices. But you can use one large baguette. The number of pieces that you get from your loaf can vary from ours because you might cut them thicker or smaller and the size of the loaf.
    2. You might need a little more olive oil because the bread does soak up the oil quick quickly. Alternatively, you could use an olive oil spray to coat the bread on both sides.
    Nutrition Facts
    How To Make Baguette Crostini
    Serving Size
     
    1 piece of toasted crostini
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    38
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    2
    g
    3
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    6
    %
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Sodium
     
    51
    mg
    2
    %
    Potassium
     
    9
    mg
    0
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    4
    g
    1
    %
    Fiber
     
    1
    g
    4
    %
    Sugar
     
    1
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    1
    g
    2
    %
    Calcium
     
    7
    mg
    1
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Nutrition Disclosure

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    1. Claire says

      December 21, 2021 at 3:15 pm

      5 stars
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