Mushroom Olive Crostini Recipe (Italian Recipes)

Ingredients

• 6 large bread slices
• butter for cooking
• 1 cup finely chopped mushrooms (khumbh)
• 2 tbsp onion, finely chopped
• 45659 green chillies (hari mirchi), finely chopped
• 2 tsp maida (plain flour)
• 1/2 cup milk (whole Buffalo, 6.5% fat)
• 1 tbsp grated processed cheese
• 1/4 tsp mustard (rai / sarson) paste
• 4 to 6 ml black olives, deseeded and chopped
• 1 tbsp butter
• salt (namak) and to taste

Steps

1. Heat the butter in a pan, add the onion and green chilli and sauté till the onion is translucent.
2. Add the mushrooms and plain flour and sauté for a further 2 minutes.
3. Gradually add the milk, while stirring continuously so that no lumps form. Bring to a boil.
4. Add the cheese, mustard, black olives, salt and pepper and mix well.
5. Allow it to cool and keep aside.
6. Cut the bread into 50 mm. (2") diameter circles, using a cookie cutter. You will get about 12 circles.
7. Lightly butter each bread circle on one side.
8. Arrange the buttered bread circles on a baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°c (360°f) for 2 to 3 minutes.
9. Spread the topping mixture generously on top of each bread circle. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180°c (360°f) for 2 to 3 minutes.
10. Serve hot.