Name: Small Croustades a LA Bonne Maman
Ingredients: French rolls; butter or marrow; good brown gravy

Small Croustades a LA Bonne Maman

Ingredients

French rolls
butter or marrow
good brown gravy

Directions

Cut French rolls into thick, even slices.
If the rolls are round, leave the crust on and mark each slice in the center with a small cutter.
Dip the croustades in butter or marrow.
Fry them lightly or bake until just golden, avoiding hardening.
Empty the croustades and fill them with your desired filling.
Serve without a napkin and pour good brown gravy around them.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.