Sunday, 21 July 2013

Provencal Crust

This Provencal Crust is so tasty, as a topping for Annabel's Chicken and Leek Gratin it is perfect, but Annabel has other suggestions for it's use as well.  I've tried it as a topping for cauliflower cheese and it's amazing!  Other suggestions include crust for a roast lamb, a topping for braised vegetables or spooned into mushrooms and baked.  I don't know about you, but I always seem to be left with a few slices of bread and crusts in bread bags in my freezer, why doesn't everyone in my house just finish off a loaf before starting a new one?!  When I find these bags with a couple of slices in them, I lay them out on a baking tray and leave them for a day or so to dry out before turning them into bread crumbs, so it wasn't a problem finding enough pieces of day old bread in my house for this recipe!
Now, as my friends will tell you, I am not a huge anchovy fan but decided to be true to Annabel by including them in this recipe, and I am glad I did.  They certainly add flavour to this delicious crumby mixture without tasting fishy at all.  My kids loved Annabel's Chicken and Leek Gratin but if I had told them there were anchovies in the crust, they wouldn't have gone near it.  So I didn't say a word and they ate every mouthful - I love that!


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