Cheesy Mushroom Canapes

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 ounces mushrooms, coarsely chopped
• 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• fresh pepper, ground
• 8 slices french bread
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• to taste paprika
• to taste fresh parsley sprig

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, melt butter.
• 2 add mushrooms and cook gently 2 minutes.
• 3 add flour and stir into mushroom mixture. add cheese, mustard and worcestershire sauce. stir well and heat through gently 2 minutes or until mixture begins to melt. remove from heat and season to taste with pepper.
• 4 preheat broiler.
• 5 toast bread on one side only.
• 6 spread cheese and mushroom mixture on untoasted sides.
• 7 broil in preheated broiler 3-4 minutes or until melted and bubbling.
• 8 cut slices in half and sprinkle liberally with parsley and paprika.
• 9 garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired, and serve hot.