Amazing Holiday Bites
(firmenpresse) - MISSION, KS -- (Marketwire) -- 11/15/12 -- (Family Features) Hosting a holiday party? Add some magic to the festivities with these enticing bites. The cheese and fruit plate is simple yet stylish and acts as a tantalizing table centerpiece. The appetizers -- stuffed and studded with luscious bits of fig, cheese and seasonal spices -- are the perfect party size.
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This classic cheese plate includes three milks -- cow, goat and sheep -- each somewhat mild in their category, ensuring all your guests a most pleasant taste experience.
Jarlsberg, a semi-soft cow's milk cheese with a mellow-nutty, slightly sweet flavor.
Woolwich Dairy, a triple crème goat brie with light earthy notes and luscious buttery finish.
Garcia Baquero, a traditional Spanish Manchego sheep's milk cheese from La Mancha.
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Fig and Toasted Nut Rolls add a touch of distinction to cheese plates.
Made with sweet, dark purple California Mission Figs, a hint of citrus and herbs and stuffed with toasted nuts, this no-bake recipe is simple elegance at its best.
Golden, slightly nutty-flavored Calimyrna Figs are another versatile recipe ingredient, adding sweetness and texture to a wide variety of dishes.
California Dried Figs, bursting with sweet fruit flavor, are available all year around.
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Remove and discard fig stems. Cut figs into quarters. Place in bowl of food processor with lemon or orange zest and process until figs are finely chopped and form a paste, stopping to scrape bowl once or twice as needed.
Turn fig mixture out of bowl onto a piece of parchment paper. If nuts are large, cut into halves or quarters. Work nuts into fig mixture, distributing evenly and covering nuts completely with fig mixture. Form mixture into a compact 8-inch-long log. Wrap parchment paper around log, folding in ends to seal. Place in a plastic bag and seal bag. Chill for 12 to 24 hours.
To serve, unwrap and cut with sharp knife into thin (about 1/4-inch) slices. Serve with cheese.
Make Fig Honey Balsamic Glaze (recipe follows). Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cut across the top of garlic head, then place cut side up in heavy aluminum foil. Pour olive oil over exposed cloves, before enclosing garlic in foil, and place in oven to bake 45 minutes.
Place onion rings in a baking dish. Toss with 1 tablespoon each olive oil and wine (or balsamic vinegar); sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake 45 minutes at 375 degrees F. At 1/2-hour mark, toss onion rings with 1 tablespoon more wine (or balsamic). When garlic and onions are cool enough to handle, remove garlic cloves from skins and combine with onion in food processor, pulsing to coarse-chop to produce 1/2 cup. Reserve 1/4 cup for another use.
In large mixing bowl, gently combine pork sausage and beef with glaze plus 1/4 cup roasted garlic/onion mixture. Using 1 tablespoon measure to scoop meat (a 1-ounce portion), place Jarlsberg cube in center before shaping into 1 1/4-inch-sized meatballs. Place meatballs about 2 inches apart on foil-lined baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees F for 15 minutes. Transfer meatballs into small serve-style baking dish and drizzle with remaining glaze.
In saucepan, mix honey with water, vinegar, figs, brown sugar and allspice. Simmer on very low heat about 45 minutes -- adding rosemary and thyme for last 15 -- until liquid is reduced to half (the consistency of molasses). Remove herbs before separating liquid glaze from figs. You should have generous 1/4 cup.
Note: Process figs until smooth and, if you'd like, add reserved 1/4 cup onion/garlic mixture. Use as a spread, or add to stews and sauces.
Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add beef, bell pepper, onion and garlic. Cook, stirring often and crumbling meat into small pieces, until meat is browned and cooked through. Remove from heat and stir in figs, olives, tomato paste, cumin, oregano, hot sauce and salt. Blend well. Cool.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Let dough rest at room temperature 15 minutes. Working with one piecrust at a time, unfold dough on lightly floured surface. With 3 1/2-inch-round cookie cutter, cut out 8 dough circles from each crust. (Save dough scraps; combine and roll to cut out 6 additional dough circles.)
Brush rim of each circle with beaten egg. Place 1 tablespoon filling in center of a circle and fold to make a half-moon shape. Press edge to seal; flute edge if desired. Place on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Brush tops with egg mixture.
Bake 1 sheet at a time for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
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