Cheddar bread fingers
Garlic-chilli toast fingers with melted cheddar
Bread fingers spread with a spicy garlic butter, baked until crisp, then topped with cheddar and baked again until it melts. Serve them hot alongside a bowl of soup, or on their own as a snack.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the garlic paste
Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 325°F.
Step 2: Mix 3 tbsp soft butter, 1 tsp garlic paste, ½ tsp chilli paste, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp ground black pepper into a smooth paste.
Step 3: Spread the garlic paste over one side of each slice of 6 bread slices, then cut each slice into 4 fingers.
Step 4: Place the fingers on a baking tray, paste side up, and bake for 10 minutes until crisp at the edges.
10 minStep 5: Take the tray out and sprinkle 3 ½ oz cheddar cheese over the fingers.
Step 6: Bake again for 3–5 minutes, until the cheese has melted and bubbles. Serve hot.
4 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 20 g
- Fat
- 16 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does cheddar bread fingers take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of soft butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of garlic paste?
- 1 crushed garlic clove per ½ tsp.
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