Appetizer Cheese Toasts

Jan 19

Most of my appetizer recipes were served at parties growing up - either at my Grammy’s house for Christmas or my Mom would make them for birthday celebrations. The appetizers would be set out around the dining room table with the chairs removed for people to walk around and serve themselves. I always looked forward to these celebrations because as a kid, I loved to help myself to as much of the tasty nibbles as I wanted!

I’m not sure where some of the recipes originated but I know most of them are from the 1950s when my Grammy started serving them. It is my pleasure to keep these tasty treats on the menu and serve them to my own family!

These delicious toothpick appetizers are like old fashioned mini grilled cheeses! The flavor in these little things is incredible - dill, tabasco, Worcestershire, CHEESE. The ingredients can be a little difficult to procure outside the Nov-Dec holiday season so I stock up every year. The instructions require you to freeze them prior to baking so they keep their structure so I encourage you to make a big batch and then your freezer will be well-stocked! My Grammy often made these for company and she served them the first time I brought my now-husband over to meet them. Maybe these sealed the deal? Should I call these ‘engagement cheese toasts’?! The truly are one of my hubby’s FAVORITE snacks (he even eats them straight from the freezer…) It’s not Christmas at our house without Cheese Toasts!

INGREDIENTS

1 loaf VERY thin Pepperidge Farm white bread
2 jars Kraft Old English Cheese (spreadable cheese in little glass jars)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
3/4 tsp dried dill
3/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp Beau Monde Seasoning (you can use celery salt if you can’t find this gem)
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp Tabasco

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut the crusts off 27 slices of bread.

Mix the rest of the ingredients together until well-combined.