Melba Toast ==== Recipe included

Melba toast is a dry, crisp thinly sliced toast. It is often served with soup and salad and may be topped with melted cheese or pate.

Famous chef Auguste Excoffier is the name behind the famous Melba toast that was originally known as "Toast Marie". With such a personal name one figures it must have been named after a personality that was loved by many. Guess what, one would be right. Dame Nellie Melba, a famous Australian opera singer, lived on a limited diet while ill and dined on dry toast that was later named in honor "Melba Toast". Perhaps now that we know how the name was reached we should dig a bit further on the subject.

Melba toast differs from regular average slice of toast in a few ways

• Melba toast is lightly toasted under a grill and then sliced again before being returned to the grill making melba toast much thinner than regular toast

Make Your Own Melba Toast 

cocktail rye bread (other cocktail bread is fine as well)

olive oil as needed

garlic powder or other seasonings (optional)

Preheat oven to 250F.

Place bread in a single layer on a cookie sheet.

Drizzle with a small amount of olive oil and sprinkle with seasonings (if desired.)

Bake 30 minutes in a low oven; then turn toasts over and bake about 30 minutes more, or until dry and crisp.

Allow to cool, then store in an airtight container until needed.

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