Spanish Olive And Cream Cheese Canapes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 35
• 10 -12 slices bread (just use sliced regular sandwich bread for this, can be a day old and place in the fridge overnight)
• 2 -3 tablespoons butter, melted (no subs!)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (or to taste) or 1/4 cup romano cheese (or to taste)
• 3/4 cup cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup pimento stuffed olive, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup green onions or 1/4 cup scallion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 set oven rack to middle position.
• 3 cut out about 40 rounds with a 1-1/2 - 2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter (can use end of a small glass but be very careful not to break glass, a biscuit cutter works the best!).
• 4 place on a large baking sheet and brush one side with melted butter.
• 5 bake for about 8 minutes, or until golden brown (leave the toasts on the baking sheet).
• 6 set oven to broiler heat.
• 7 in a bowl mix together cream cheese, olives, green onion or scallions, red bell pepper and paprika (add a couple teaspoons of dry sherry in if you have some) mix until well combined.
• 8 top each toast with about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture, then sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese.
• 9 broil 4-inches from heat until the parmesan begins to turn golden (about 1 minute).