Melba toast is a delightful, crispy, and airy twice-baked bread that originated in Australia. It is made with thinly sliced baguette, brushed with melted butter, and sprinkled with salt. The toasts are then baked until golden brown and crisp. Melba toast is often served as an accompaniment to soups, salads, pâtés, and various other dishes. It can also serve as a base for canapés and other appetizers. Melba toast is available in various flavors, including plain, buttered, garlic, and herb-seasoned. This article provides recipes for three different variations of melba toast: classic, garlic Parmesan, and everything bagel.
**Classic Melba Toast**: This simple recipe creates the traditional melba toast with a crispy texture and a subtle buttery flavor.
**Garlic Parmesan Melba Toast**: This recipe adds a delightful garlicky flavor to the melba toast, making it an excellent complement to soups and salads.
**Everything Bagel Melba Toast**: This variation is inspired by the classic New York bagel, featuring a combination of sesame seeds, poppy seeds, garlic, onion, and salt. It's a flavorful and versatile toast that can be enjoyed on its own or as an accompaniment to various dishes.
Whether you prefer the classic melba toast or enjoy trying different flavors, these recipes will guide you to create delicious and crispy melba toast at home. So, gather your ingredients and let's get baking!
MELBA TOAST
You can use any type of bread for this recipe. We used anadama bread, which is made with molasses and cornmeal. Serve this with our Potted Crab.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers Finger Food Recipes
Yield Makes about 3 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Slice bread very thinly, then cut into 3-by-2-inch pieces. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet.
- Toast bread in oven, flipping slices halfway through, until dry, about 2 hours.
PROPER MELBA TOAST
Make and share this Proper Melba Toast recipe from Food.com.
Provided by PetsRus
Categories Breads
Time 20m
Yield 10 pieces
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Toast the bread slices on both sides, under the grill or use a bread toaster.
- Cut off the crusts, lay the slices flat on a cutting board, put your hand on top of it, and using a serrated knife slide through the bread to split it, or hold it in your hand and cut through it rotating the slice of bread.
- If you want, cut these thin slices into a triangle.
- Do these above steps while the bread is still warm otherwise the bread will crumble or break.
- Then you toast the untoasted sides under the grill until golden.
- The sides will curl up; keep your eye on them because this will go very quick.
- This can be made well in advance and kept in a tin.
AVOCADO MOUSSE AND MELBA TOAST
November issue of Australian Table Magazine. Looks like an elegant entree for a dinner party. Cook time is chill time for Mousse and cook time for melba toast combined. Believe you could do this in a larger mould and serve buffet style surrounded with melba toast, crackers and or fresh crispy vegetables.
Provided by ImPat
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 3h45m
Yield 6 1/2 cup serves, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Avocado Mousse.
- Place avocado flesh, lemon juice and worcestershire sauce in a food processor and process until smooth.
- Add mayonnaise and process until well combined.
- Transfer to a large bowl and stir through chives and tabasco.
- Whisk together gelatine and hot water until gelatine dissolves.
- Stir 1/4 cup of avocado mixture into gelatine.
- Return to avocado mixture, season to taste and mix well.
- Divide mixture between six slightly wet 1/2 cup moulds. Chill for 3 hours, until set.
- Invert onto serving plates and serve with melba toast.
- Melba Toast.
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius.
- Remove crusts from sliced bread and cut into quarters (triangles are most attractive) and roll to flatten.
- Place on a baking tray and bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until crisp and golden.
- Can be made early in the day and stored in an air tight container ready for serving that night.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 420.5, Fat 26.5, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 637, Carbohydrate 42.2, Fiber 6.6, Sugar 5.4, Protein 6.8
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor.
- If you don't have a bread knife, use a sharp serrated knife to slice the bread.
- Be careful not to slice the bread too thinly, or it will be too fragile.
- Toast the bread until it is golden brown and crispy.
- Spread the butter or margarine on the toast while it is still warm so that it melts.
- Serve the melba toast with your favorite toppings, such as jam, jelly, or fruit.
Conclusion:
Melba toast is a delicious and versatile snack or appetizer. It is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With just a few simple ingredients, you can create a light and crispy snack that is perfect for any occasion.
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