Venetian Canapes Recipe
🕒 Cook Time: 20 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 30 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 50 minutes
🥘 Description: Make and share this Venetian Canapes recipe from lovewithrecipes.com. These delightful canapes are bursting with flavor, featuring a creamy mushroom mixture on toasted bread rounds, topped with savory cheeses, olives, and bell peppers.
🍽️ Recipe Yield: 24 canapes
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 12 | Butter |
| 5 | Margarine |
| 2 | All-purpose flour |
| 1/2 | Milk |
| 3 | Fresh mushrooms |
| 6 | Parmesan cheese |
| 1/4 | Salt |
| 1/8 | Black pepper |
| Green olives | |
| Black olives | |
| Red bell pepper | |
| Green bell pepper |
Nutrition Facts (per serving):
- Calories: 397.4
- Fat Content: 20.2g
- Saturated Fat Content: 11.7g
- Cholesterol Content: 49mg
- Sodium Content: 889.2mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 43.3g
- Fiber Content: 2.1g
- Sugar Content: 3.7g
- Protein Content: 10.9g
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Cut circles out of bread slices with a 2-inch round cutter.
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Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan.
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Brush both sides of bread circles lightly with butter.
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Bake bread circles on an ungreased baking sheet for 5 to 6 minutes per side until golden.
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Remove to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
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Increase oven temperature to 425°F.
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Melt the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a small saucepan.
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Stir in flour; cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly.
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Whisk in milk; cook and stir for 1 minute or until the sauce thickens and bubbles (the sauce will be very thick). Remove from heat, and add mushrooms to the sauce, 3 tablespoons of cheese, salt, and black pepper, stirring until well blended.
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Spread heaping tablespoon of mushroom mixture on top of each toast round; place on an ungreased baking sheet.
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Sprinkle the remaining 3 tablespoons of cheese over the canapes, dividing evenly.
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Garnish with black and green olive slices, and bell peppers.
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Bake for 5-7 minutes until the tops are light brown.
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Serve warm and enjoy your delicious Venetian Canapes! 🍽️
