Asparagus-Bacon Roll-Ups
["12 slices white sandwich bread", "1 container whipped cream cheese", "12 fresh asparagus spears or canned asparagus spears", "crumbled bacon bits", "melted butter", "Parmesan cheese"]
["Cook the asparagus spears; drain and cool.", "Use a rolling pin to flatten out the bread.", "Cut off the crusts after you have rolled over the bread.", "This given an uptown finish to the roll-ups. Spread the cream cheese over the bread slices, sprinkle bacon bits over this, add the asparagus spear and roll as for a jellyroll. Cut each slice in half, place on cookie sheet, brush each roll with butter and sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top.", "Bake in hot oven (400\u00b0) until the Parmesan has a golden glow (about 5 to 8 minutes), but watch closely so the rolls don't burn.", "You could also broil 6 inches from broiler until lightly toasted.", "Yields 24 appetizers."]
["white sandwich bread", "cream cheese", "bacon bits", "butter", "Parmesan cheese"]