Easy, delicious appetizer ideas?!
So, what is your favorite appetizer/recipe?
P.S. I want something a bit more sophisticated then smoked weinies. ;)
Answers: My high school friend, whom I haven't seen in years, is coming over tomorrow night. I want to just serve some appetizers. Something we can munch on for hours, while catching up with each other. I have pretty high cooking abilities, so no recipe is too scary for me. I just don't want to spend time slaving over the stove.
So, what is your favorite appetizer/recipe?
P.S. I want something a bit more sophisticated then smoked weinies. ;)
try a brie wheel, make a simple fruit chutney, spread on top of the room temperature cheese, serve with some fancy crackers and wine
Bacon Pasteries:
8 strips of bacon, cooked 3/4 C grated cheese
1 sm onion, chopped 1/2 C mayo
1 med tomato, chopped 1T Fresh Basil Chopped
1 Large can refrigerated biscuits( Flaky Style)
In a mixing bowl combine bacon, onion, tomato, cheese, mayo and basil. Seperate each biscuit into 2 to 3 layers and flatten slightly in your hand. Press the flattened section of biscuit into mini muffin pans. Spoon filling mixture into each biscuit. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes
Mushroom Puffs:
4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1 tablespoon chopped onion
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 tube (8 ounces) crescent roll dough
In a blender, combine the cream cheese, mushrooms, onion and hot pepper sauce; cover and process until blended. Unroll crescent dough; separate into four rectangles. Press perforations to seal. Spread mushroom mixture over dough.
Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a long side. Cut each roll into five slices; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
Truffle Brownie Cups:
1 2/3 c. chocolate chips
2 T. butter (not margarine)
1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
2/3 c. flour
3/4 c. heavy whipping cream
garnishes: orange zest, maraschino cherries, toasted sliced almonds, whipped topping
Preheat oven to 325. Spray mini-muffin pan with Pam. Microwave 2/3c. Chocolate Chips with butter for 40-60 secs. stirring every 20 seconds - until melted and smooth. Add sugar and egg and stir until smooth. Add flour. Fill mini- muffin cups 2/3 full. Using mini-tart shaper, tap batter to create level tops. Bake 10-12 mins. or until edges are set. (Do not overbake.)
Meanwhile heat cream in microwave for 1-2 minutes until hot. Pour over remaining Chocolate chips, and whisk until smooth. Place in freezer 10-12 mins. stirring every 5 mins. until mixture is cooled and starting to thicken. Spoon ganache into resealable plastic bag.
After removing brownies from oven, let cool 2 mins. Press tops of brownies ith mini-tart shaper to make indentations. Coll 3 more mins. Carefully remove brownie shells from pan. Trim corner of ganache bag, and pipe into each shell. Garnish as desired.
French Onion Tartlets:
Olive oil cooking spray
12 very thin slices white bread, crusts trimmed (recommended: Pepperidge Farm)
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 large onions, very thinly sliced
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
2 teaspoons ground thyme or poultry seasoning
Salt and black pepper
1 pound Swiss cheese, shredded
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray both sides of bread and press bread into small 12 cup muffin tin. If you do not own a muffin tin, disposable tins are available on the baking aisle of market. Place bread in oven and toast until golden, 7 or 8 minutes. Remove and reserve.
In a skillet, melt butter into oil. Add onions and bay leaf, season with thyme, salt and pepper. Cook onions until caramel colored, 15 to 18 minutes.
Turn broiler on.
Place spoonfuls of cooked onions in toasted bread cups. Discard bay leaf. Cover onions with cheese and set tarts under hot broiler to bubble and brown cheese. Serve hot.
Mini Quiche are always good. Fruit skewers are good and you can have a dip for them too. Stuffed mushrooms are also a great fall back of mine. These can all be made ahead of time without a problem. Have Fun.
This is so simple. I served this at my Christmas party. I should have made more...
Take a package of hot dog. Cut in bite sized pieces. Take bacon and cut to fit around the hotdog. Secure with a toothpick. Now, you can do one of two things here. I use this method..
Put brown sugar in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add the bacon wrapped hot dogs and simmer. Stir every now and then. The bacon will get all crispy and crunchy. It will take a while for this to happen in the slow cooker so start it about 2 hours before hand. I prefer this method over the next one. They stay warmer this way
Place brown sugar on a cookie sheet. add the hot dog bites and bake at 350 degress until crispy and crunchy. Again toss them around to coat.
The toothpicks act as little handles. I was told those bites were very addictive. My guest polished off two packages of hot dogs in no time. I have been asked to bring them for covered dish events and pic-nics
Good luck
Whichever method you use, stir the