I’m gonna corrupt you all. Big time. I’ll expand your waist-line, add to your hip-size measurement and refuse to feel guilty about it. It’s my duty as a food blogger. Plus, I kinda like being a bad influence now and then.

New years is just around the bend, and what fun would the holidays be if you didn’t get to cheat on your diet? This here is the perfect appetizer, snack, party food or comfort food you can possibly imagine. It’s all that and a moonwalk. It’s rich but not an over-the-top kind of greasy because I’m using a yogurt base instead of just throwing in a cup of mayonnaise. You’ll never know the difference, I promise. 

It tastes so utterly delicious, it’s almost indecent. You’re gonna love this one!

Ingredients:

1 French bread
4 oz deli ham
1 small garlic clove
1 small shallot
1/3 cup yogurt
2 oz melted butter
5 tbsp sour cream
5 oz grated cheese
1/4 tsp sweet paprika powder
chives
pepper
salt

Directions:

Let’s start with the bread. This bread comes from the best bakery in Gouda—the Moroccan bakery in my old neighborhood. People take detours just to buy their bread there. I’m no exception. The bread is delightfully crispy and still warm when you buy it.

Same applies to their flat-bread. The best you’ve ever tasted. But that’s a different story.

Turn the French bread, or stick bread—whatever you want to name it—into roughly 12 thick slices. Line an oven tray with baking paper and fit as many slices on top of it as you can.

I bought some deli ham and minced 4 oz. I have no idea what happened to the rest—a black hole took over and my brain just quit working. Sounds plausible?

Finely mince 1 small or 1/2 a large shallot.

Grate or finely mince the garlic.

Chop a good handful chives. You could use parsley as well. Nothing is set in stone when it comes to my recipes. Heck, about half the time I don’t even know what I’m doing until I taste the end result!

Dump 1/3 cup yogurt in a bowl along with 2 oz melted or really soft butter. It can be low-fat yogurt as long as it’s not too runny!

Add 5 slightly heaping tbsp sour cream. Mine was demi creme fraiche, a sour cream with lower fat content.

Season with a pinch of salt, lots of pepper and 1/4 tsp sweet paprika powder.

Add all your chopped/grated ingredients to the bowl.

Grate 5 or 6 oz good melting cheese over the bowl as well. Or add pregrated cheese, but keep some cheese behind to top the slices with. Give everything a good stir.

Divide the ham & cheese mix over the bread slices. Don’t be afraid to use your hands. Top each slice with a little extra grated cheese, just because you can.

Pop the bread in a preheated oven and bake at 400F (200C) for 20 to max 25 minutes (keep an eye on it), until the bread is crispy and the cheese is golden brown and gooey. Garnish with chives.

 

Are there words for this? I don’t think so. We need a neologism.

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Kay’s Savory Party Bread
Ingredients	1 French bread 4 oz deli ham 1 small garlic clove 1 small shallot 1/3 cup yogurt 2 oz melted butter 5 tbsp sour cream 5 oz grated cheese 1/4 tsp sweet paprika powder chives pepper salt
Directions	Turn the French bread into 12 slices. Line an oven tray with baking paper and fit as many slices on top of it as you can. Mince the ham, shallot, a handful of chives and grate the garlic. Dump 1/3 cup yogurt in a bowl along with 2 oz melted or really soft butter. It can be low-fat yogurt as long as it’s not too runny! Add 5 slightly heaping tbsp sour cream. Season with a pinch of salt, lots of pepper and 1/4 tsp sweet paprika powder. Add all your chopped/grated ingredients to the bowl and add 5 or 6 oz grated melting cheese. Divide the ham & cheese mix over the bread slices and top each slice with a little extra grated cheese. Pop the bread in a preheated oven and bake at 400F (200C) for 20 to max 25 minutes (keep an eye on it), until the bread is crispy and the cheese is golden brown and gooey. Garnish with chives.
Meal type:	snack
Servings:	12
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