Bleu Cheese Appetizer Recipes

BLUE CHEESE AND CARAMELIZED-ONION SQUARES

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Make well in center of dry ingredients. Whisk milk, olive oil, and melted butter in liquid measuring cup to blend. Slowly pour milk mixture into well in dry ingredients, stirring until just blended and smooth. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 10x13-inch rectangle. Transfer dough to rimmed baking sheet. Re-form dough into 10x13-inch rectangle (dough will shrink when moved). Pierce dough all over with fork. Let dough rest while preparing topping.
• For topping:
• Melt butter with oil in large skillet over high heat. Add onions. Cook until onions are soft and beginning to brown, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Add rosemary, sugar, and salt. Season onions to taste with pepper. Reduce heat to medium. Continue to cook until onions are soft and dark brown, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes; cool.
• Spread onion mixture evenly over dough. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake until crust is golden and cheese is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Let cool. Cut into squares and serve.

BLUE CHEESE BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate with non-stick cooking spray.
• Slice each biscuit into quarters, arrange then in the prepared pie plate. Pour melted butter over the biscuits, then sprinkle the biscuits with blue cheese.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

BLEU CHEESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Combine rolls together to form a ball and roll into an 11 x 17-inch rectangle. Place on a sprayed 11 x 17-inch baking pan. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap and let rise 15-20 minutes. Remove wrap and poke with a fork several times. Brush with oil and sprinkle with basil, oregano and garlic powder. Bake at 350°F for 10-15 minutes. Arrange onions and tomatoes over crust and sprinkle with cheeses. Bake at 350°F an additional 10 minutes.

BLEU CHEESE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Spray counter lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Combine rolls together to form a ball and roll into an 11 x 17-inch rectangle. Place on a sprayed 11 x 17-inch baking pan. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap and let rise 15-20 minutes. Remove wrap and poke with a fork several times. Brush with oil and sprinkle with basil, oregano and garlic powder. Bake at 350°F for 10-15 minutes. Arrange onions and tomatoes over crust and sprinkle with cheeses. Bake at 350°F an additional 10 minutes.

BLUE CHEESE CRESCENT SPIRALS

Steps:

• Process pecans in a food processor until finely chopped.
• Add cheeses and process until very smooth. Add the milk, if necessary to blend smoothly.
• (Can prepare ahead to this point and then place in a covered dish and refrigerate until ready to proceed.).
• Unroll dough into 4 long rectangles.
• Firmly press diagonal perforations to seal.
• Spread the cream cheese/bleu cheese/nut mixture on each rectangle.
• Starting at the shortest side, roll up each rectangle, press and seal.
• Cut each of the 4 rolls into 5 slices forming 20 slices.
• Place cut side down on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Press one pecan half on each slice.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from cookie sheet.

BLEU CHEESE APPETIZER TARTS

Steps:

• For the tarts:.
• Combine cream cheese and butter, mixing well. Stir in flou; chill. Shape dough into 24 (1-inch) balls. Place each ball into individual wells of ungreased 1 3/4-inch muffin pans, pressing dough onto bottom of sides to form shells. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• For the Filling:.
• Combine bleu cheese and flour; spoon evenly into tart shells.
• Combine egg, milk, salt, and hot sauce; spoon evenly over bleu cheese mixture in tart shells. Sprinkle with walnuts.
• Bake at 425 F for 7 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F, and bake an additional 17 minutes or until set.

BLUE CHEESE TOASTS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Mix cheese and butter in small bowl. Spread cheese mixture over bread rounds, dividing equally. Arrange rounds on baking sheet. Sprinkle each lightly with sugar. Broil until topping is just brown and cheese softens, about 1 minute. Transfer toasts to platter.