This Pomegranate Crostini Recipe is made with homemade baguettes topped with cream cheese that is lightly sweetened with honey and pomegranate arils. It’s a simple and delicious festive holiday appetizer.
The baguettes are packed with whole-grain goodness. They are made with Hodgson Mill’s White Whole Wheat Flour, Organic All-Purpose Naturally White Flour, and Flax Seeds. (I used Hodgson Mill’s yeast which is designed to use with whole grains which are naturally heavier.)
These baguettes are also made with flax seeds which are high in fiber and Omega-3 fatty acids and are often used to aid in digestive health.
🥘 Ingredients
- 1½ cups warm water divided
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 packet Hodgson Mill Active Dry Yeast
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cups Hodgson Mill Unbleached All-Purpose White Flour
- 1¾ cups Hodgson Mill White Whole Wheat Flour
- ¼ cup Hodgson Mill Milled Flax Seed
- 1½ teaspoon salt
Topping
- 8-ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon honey
- pomegranate arils
- additional honey optional
🔪 Instructions
Combine ¼ cup warm water, 2 tablespoon honey and yeast in bread machine well and let sit for 5 minutes.
Add remaining water, olive oil, white flour, whole wheat flour, flax seed and salt. Program bread machine for “dough” cycle.
Upon completion of the cycle, remove the dough from the bread machine and divide it in half.
Shape each half into an oval shape and roll into 14″ logs. Slash the top of each loaf about ¼ inch deep on a diagonal 3-4 times lengthwise. Spray loaves with nonstick cooking spray.
Allow the loaves to rise in a warm place for 30-45 minutes. (I heat my oven to about 150 degrees, then turn it off, and place the dough inside to rise.)
⏲️ Baking time
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake loaves for 20 minutes or until done.
Allow loaves to cool. Cut the bread on the bias into ½ inch slices, discarding one inch pieces at each end.
Making Crostini
Layer slices flat on a baking sheet and bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp.
Allow slices to cool for approximately 5 minutes.
Combine cream cheese and 1 tablespoon honey. Spread on top of slices and sprinkle with pomegranate arils.
Drizzle with additional honey, if desired.
If you don’t have a bread machine, don’t worry. You can adapt the recipe.
📖 Recipe
Pomegranate Crostini
Ingredients
- 1½ cups warm water divided
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 packet Hodgson Mill Active Dry Yeast
- 2 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cups Hodgson Mill Unbleached All-Purpose White Flour
- 1¾ cups Hodgson Mill White Whole Wheat Flour
- ¼ cup Hodgson Mill Milled Flax Seed
- 1½ teaspoon salt
Topping
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 tablespoon honey
- pomegranate arils
- additional honey optional
Instructions
- Combine ¼ cup warm water, 2 tablespoon honey and yeast in bread machine well and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Add remaining water, olive oil, white flour, whole wheat flour, flax seed and salt. Program bread machine for “dough” cycle.
- Upon completion of cycle, remove dough from bread machine and divide in half.
- Shape each half into oval shape and roll into 14″ logs. Slash the top of each loaf about ¼ inch deep on a diagonal 3-4 times lengthwise. Spray loaves with nonstick cooking spray.
- Allow to rise in a warm place 30-45 minutes. (I heat my oven to about 150 degrees, then turn it off, and place the dough inside to rise.)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake loaves for 20 minutes or until done.
- Allow loaves to cool. Cut the bread on the bias into ½ inch slices, discarding one inch pieces at each end.
- Layer slices flat on baking sheet and bake in oven preheated to 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp.
- Allow slices to cool for approximately 5 minutes.
- Combine cream cheese and 1 tablespoon honey. Spread on top of slices and sprinkle with pomegranate arils.
- Drizzle with honey, if desired.
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Ty says
This looks so good and I’m really looking forward to making it over the holidays!
Jenn says
I’ll have to remember this for next year when Aldi sells their pomegranates for 29 cents each!
Katie says
healthy AND delicious? Perfect for an elegant holiday dinner!
patti says
Another healthy recipe. kudos
Kira says
This looks really nice, and I love the fact that you added flax seed.
Tiffany @ DontWastetheCrumbs says
Lynda, your bread looks absolutely delicious and the pomegranates are so festive! Love this holiday combination!
Lynda says
Thanks, Tiffany. Thank you for posting instructions on your site for how to adapt bread machine recipes. If/when my machine dies, I will zoom back for directions. Your site is nice and I love your message.
Katy says
Another wonderful bread recipe. I really need to get out my bread machine and try it. Thanks for sharing.
Sandra (at) Coasahmom (dot) com says
Wow! That bread looks amazing!
Lynda says
Thanks. I enjoyed it.
Maryann says
wow, you go all out with homemade bread too!
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
They look incredibly appetizing and I have to say that the homemade bread really looks good, and I’m not normally drawn to heartier breads!
jeanae says
I’ve never considered using pomegranate arils this way. I will have to try this!
Stephanie says
YUMMY! I love pomegranates. This looks amazing. Thanks for sharing!
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
That looks amazing!
Stephanie says
Those look delicious, especially the bread! It looks so fluffy!
Jennifer @ My Sweet Sanity says
Fresh baked bread and pomegranate? Now that sounds divine!
Angela says
This looks amazing. I am so impressed that you even made the bread.
Elaina says
These look soo pretty and I bet they taste yummy!