French Fromage Fort Canapes
French Fromage Fort Canapes or cheese spread on baguette slices, the perfect way of using up leftover cheese and turning it into delicious party food. A mixture of mature cheddar cheese, brie, red Leicester and Wesleydale with cranberries is blended with soft butter, garlic and white wine, then spread over baguette slices and air fried until the cheese is perfectly melted. Top with prosciutto, persillade, fig jam, cranberry sauce, walnuts or pecans for some incredibly finger food that is perfect for the festive season or any other celebration.
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 253kcal
Ingredients
- 100 g mature cheddar cheese (3.5 oz)
- 80 g brie (3 oz)
- 80 g Wesleydale cheese with cranberries (3 oz)
- 80 g Red Leicester cheese (3 oz)
- 60 ml dry white wine (2 floz)
- 25 g soft butter (2 tbsp)
- 1 clove of garlic
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 large baguette
- prosciutto slices to garnish
- persillade to garnish
Instructions
- Cut the cheeses into cubes and add them to a blender together with the soft butter, garlic, wine and ground black pepper.
- Blitz to a spreadable consistency.
- Spread the cheese over baguette slices and air fry for 3 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit) until the cheese is melted and golden.
- Top with prosciutto slices and parsley sauce.
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Notes
- Add the wine gradually, as different cheeses will have different moisture levels. Blitz to a spreadable consistency and that's perfect. If you use soft cheese, you can remove the rind. While this is edible, if you want a creamier texture, it's best not to use the rind.
- The garlic should complement rather the overpower the cheese, one small clove is usually plenty. Do use fresh garlic though, rather than garlic granules.
- Air fry until the cheese is nicely melted, keep an eye on it as it can easily go from melted to a golden perfection to brown quickly.
Nutrition
Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 457mg | Potassium: 93mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 313IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 280mg | Iron: 1mg