Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cigars

Yield: 8

Ingredients

• 8 very thin slices firm white sandwich bread, crusts removed
• 3 tablespoons seedless raspberry jam
• 1/3 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips (2 ounces)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Flatten each bread slice with rolling pin. Spread each slice with a thin layer of raspberry jam and sprinkle with some chocolate chips. Roll up each slice tightly, then brush outside with butter.
3. Bake "cigars" seam side down on a cookie sheet in upper third of oven fir 8 minutes, then turn over and bake until golden brown, about 4 minutes more.
4. Serve warm.

Attribution

Gourmet magazine - February 2002