Sausage Croustades

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 23 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 16 slices bread or 16 slices brown bread
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, smashed (optional)
• 8 mushrooms, finely chopped
• 1/4 lb sweet italian sausage link, chopped
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 pinch dried marjoram
• 1 pinch fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 remove crusts from bread; reserve for another use.
• 2 with rolling pin, lightly roll slices to flatten.
• 3 press into lightly buttered muffin cups to form cups with 4 points.
• 4 brush lightly and sparingly with melted butter.
• 5 bake in 375f degree oven for 5 to 8 minutes or until light golden.
• 6 (toasted cups can be made ahead and stored in plastic bags in refriferator for up to 4 days. return them to muffin cups before filling and baking.) in skillet, heat remaining butter over medium heat; cook onion and garlic (if using), stirring occasionally.
• 7 add mushrooms and sausage; cook,stirring occasionally, for about 8 minutes or until sausage is no longer pink.
• 8 add flour, salt, thyme, marjoram and pepper.
• 9 stir until flour is blended with drippings.
• 10 add cream and lemon juice; cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes or until mixture thickens.
• 11 taste and add more salt, thyme or marjoram, if necessary.
• 12 spoon sausage mixture into toasted cups and sprinkle with parmesan.
• 13 bake in 375f degree oven for 5 to7 minutes or until heated through.