Caroline Waldegrave's truffle toasts

Serves 8

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With a little extra effort Christmas can be cracking

Henry Harris's whole baked Vacherin

Lorna Wing's pumpkin squares

Halloumi & herb triangles

Chris Galvin's iced oysters and hot spicy chorizo

Paul Merrett's gravadlax sashimi with beetroot sorbet

Fruit & nut stuffing

Chicken Stuffing

Ricotta stuffing

Armagnac and chestnut ice-cream

Lorna Wing's syllabub with dried fruits

Port-poached pears

Christmas pudding soufflé

A tasty appetiser, great with pre-meal drinks. A day-old baguette or sourdough loaf would be fine here – but try not to use standard sliced white.

Small bottle truffle oil

Loaf white bread

Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Cut bread into small cubes. Drizzle with truffle oil and bake on an oven tray for five to 10 minutes until sizzling and crisp.