Toasted Tomato Tartlets

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon softened butter
• 24 slices extra-thin white bread (like Pepperidge Farm)
• 12 ripe cherry tomatoes
• halved
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Brush 24 tiny muffin tins (1 1/2 inches in diameter) with the butter.
3. Using a 3-inch-diameter biscuit cutter or a glass, cut a circle from the center of each slice of bread.
4. Carefully fit a circle of bread into each muffin tin, pressing it in gently so it covers the bottom and sides.
5. Place a tomato half, cut side up, into each muffin tin.
6. Sprinkle with the cheese.
7. Place in the oven and bake for 5 minutes or so, until the bread is lightly toasted.
8. Remove the tartlets from the tins.
9. Serve warm.