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Sweet and savoury toasted bread leaves

Karon Grieve
These super easy sweet and savoury toasted bread leaves are perfect for snacking, adding to a cheeseboard or serving with soup.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Snacks
Cuisine British
Calories 2273 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 400 g white bread a small loaf
  • 400 g brown bread a small loaf
  • 1 tbsp butter melted
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cut the crusts off the bread
  • Roll each slice as thin as possible, about 1-2mm
  • Using leaf shaped cookie cutters cut a leaf shape from each slice.
  • Reserve all bread cuttings and crusts to make breadcrumbs for another use.
  • Melt the butter and brush on one side of half the leaves and sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon.
  • Brush the other half of the leaves with olive oil and sprinkle on the flavoured salt.
  • Place all leaves on a grill pan and grill under high heat till browned, turn and give a quick toast to other side.
  • Cool on a wire rack.
  • Serve with dips of your choice.

Notes

Calories given for entire batch of toasted leaves and this makes a huge amount!

Nutrition

Calories: 2273kcalCarbohydrates: 399gProtein: 74gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 6270mgPotassium: 950mgFiber: 23gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 39IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 2119mgIron: 29mg
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