Bay leaf
Bay leaf is an aromatic leaf used during cooking in Tuscan chicken-liver crostini.
Photograph · Foglie di alloro
- Italian name
- Alloro
- Use
- Add while cooking; remove before blending
Add the leaf, then remove it
Juls’ Kitchen’s recipe on Visit Tuscany adds one bay leaf with the chicken livers, then removes it before blending with the other ingredients.
Our suggestion: follow that sequence so the whole leaf does not remain in the finished topping.
