Hot & Cheesy Bruschetta Dip

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Ingredients

  • Ingredients:
  • 8 8
  • oz (250 g) part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 8 8
  • oz (250 g) reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel), softened
  • 1/4 1/4
  • cup (50 mL) light mayonnaise
  • 1 1/2 1 1/2
  • tbsp (22 mL) Herbs de Provence Seasoning Mix
  • 3 3
  • garlic cloves
  • 1/4 1/4
  • tsp (1 mL) ground black pepper
  • 1 1
  • pint grape tomatoes
  • 1 1
  • egg, beaten
  • 1 1
  • frozen puff pastry sheet (from 17.3-oz/397-g pkg), thawed (see Cook’s Tip)
  • Toasted Baguette Slices (see Cook’s Tip), assorted vegetables or crackers

Preparation

Step 1

Herbs de Provence Seasoning Mix

Herbs de Provence Seasoning Mix

egg, beaten

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Grate mozzarella using

Mix cream cheese, mayonnaise,
seasoning mix, garlic pressed with

; stir in mozzarella.

7–10 times or until
coarsely chopped; add them to cheese
mixture. Repeat with remaining tomatoes
and stir them gently into cheese mixture.

Scrape cheese mixture into

and microwave it,
uncovered, on HIGH 1–2 minutes or
just until cheese starts to melt; stir
halfway through cooking.

Place lid of baker over pastry. Using

Place pastry circle over dip, lightly
brush it with some of the egg and top
it with cutouts; lightly brush cutouts
with egg. (Discard the rest of the egg.)

To make

,
preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Place
24 thin slices of French bread on