Step‑by‑Step Instructions for Caprese Crostini Ghosts

• Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) and place mozzarella in the freezer for 10 minutes.
• Slice the baguette diagonally into ½-inch-thick slices and arrange on a baking sheet.
• Drizzle olive oil over baguette slices and coat evenly.
• Bake baguette slices for 8–9 minutes until golden brown and crisp.
• Slice the mozzarella into six ¼-inch-thick planks.
• Using a ghost-shaped cookie cutter, cut out ghost shapes from each mozzarella plank.
• Spread about 1 teaspoon of pesto onto each toasted baguette slice.
• Place a tomato slice atop six of the crostini, followed by a ghost-shaped mozzarella piece.
• Use a skewer dipped in balsamic glaze to create ghost faces on the mozzarella tops.
• Top remaining crostini with a slice of tomato and sprinkle chopped mozzarella, drizzling with balsamic glaze.
• Arrange the ghost crostini on a smaller plate and the remaining ones on a larger platter for serving.