The Best and easiest Homemade Crostini
Making crostini from scratch is super easy and is so inexpensive. Stop buying premade stuff and start making it homemade! It’s the perfect appetizer base and soup dipper!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Category: appetizers, snacks, party foods, toast
- Method: oven
- Cuisine: appetizers, snacks, party foods, toast
Ingredients
- 1 12-14” long loaf of crusty Italian or French bread, sliced into 1/4–1/2” slices
- 3–5 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive oil
- pinch of sea salt
- optional clove of garlic
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Slice the bread on an angle to get elongated slices. Brush one side lightly with olive oil and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake the bread for 6-8 minutes or until the tops start to toast lightly. Remove from the oven, brush the other side with the remaining oil, sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt, and bake for another 5-7 minutes. Remove from the oven when done.
- If using, rub a clove of garlic on the warm, toasted bread.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.