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³ Bake the toast bread cubes at 150°C (con-
vection) on the middle rail until golden brown
(approx. 15-20 minutes).
You can also use herb or garlic butter instead of
regular butter. The baking time is then reduced
by about 5 minutes.
Minced meat baguettes
Ingredients:
• 2 Baguette rolls
• 250 g Minced meat (half and half)
• 2 Tomatoes
• 1 Onion (diced)
• 2 tbsp. Tomato paste
• 40 g grated Parmesan cheese
• 4 slices of cheese
• Salt and pepper
Preparation:
³ Slice the baguettes and hollow them out.
³ Combine the minced meat, tomato paste,
onion, parmesan, some salt and some pepper.
³ Shape the minced meat to 4 equal-sized, flat
as possible, meat patties and place them on
the baguette halves.
³ Cut the tomato into slices and distribute them
onto the baguettes.
³ Distribute the cheese slices onto the baguettes.
³ Place the baguettes on a baking sheet
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then bake them on the bottom rail at about
225°C in a preheated oven with top and
bottom heat for about 20 minutes.
You can also season the minced meat mixture
with basil, chili and other spices.
Cauliflower (overbaked)
Ingredients:
• 1/2 head cauliflower (about 250 g)
• 3 Lemon slices
• 1 tbsp. Butter
• 1 heaped tsp Flour
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tbsp slivered Almonds
• 2 tbsp Gratin cheese (grated)
• salt, pepper, nutmeg
Preparation:
³ Divide the cauliflower into florets and wash
them.
³ Cook the cauliflower with the lemon slices in
boiling salted water for 8-10 minutes, until the
cauliflower is al dente. Retain about 150 ml
of the cooking water before pouring the rest
away.
³ Melt the butter in a saucepan and then brown
the flour, with constant stirring, for about 1 mi-
nute.
Under constant stirring pour in the cauliflower
water and let it cook for about 2 minutes.
Should the roux be too hard, gradually add
more water until a creamy consistency is achie-
ved. Flavour with lemon juice, nutmeg, salt and
pepper.
³ Place the cauliflower in a baking dish (about
14 cm in diameter) and pour the sauce evenly
over it.
³ Sprinkle the cheese and almond slivers over it.
³ Place the baking dish on a baking tray
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³ Bake the prepared dish at 200°C in a pre-
heated oven, with top and bottom heat, for
about 20 minutes on the bottom rail.