Pimento Cheese Sticks Recipes

CELERY LOGS WITH PIMIENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon, adobo and black pepper in the bowl of an electric mixer and mix until totally combined.
• Add the Cheddar and Monterey Jack and mix gently until combined. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure all the ingredients are mixed together.
• Chop 1 tablespoon of the dill. Add the chopped dill and pimientos to the mixture, then season with salt and mix. Place into a container with a tightly fitting lid and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Mound the pimiento cheese into the celery segments. Garnish to your liking with raisins, sriracha, walnuts, cranberries and dill fronds. Serve immediately or return to the refrigerator until ready to serve.

PIMENTO CHEESE STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cayenne in a bowl. Beat together butter and cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until combined well, then beat in pimentos. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix just until a dough forms.
• Roll 1 level teaspoon dough into a ball with lightly floured hands, then roll ball on a lightly floured surface into a 5-inch-long rope and transfer to a large baking sheet (ungreased). Make more ropes with remaining dough, arranging them 1 inch apart on 2 large baking sheets.
• Bake cheese sticks in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until pale golden, 15 to 18 minutes total (sticks will flatten slightly). Carefully transfer with a metal spatula to racks to cool.

PIMENTO CHEESE GRITS

Steps:

• Put the bacon in a medium pot over medium heat and cook until crisp, 8 to 12 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Add the scallion whites and garlic to the pot to cook in the residual bacon fat. Cook, stirring, for a minute or two, then pour in the warmed stock. Raise the heat and bring it to a boil.
• Slowly whisk in the grits. Cook until the liquid is all absorbed, about 5 minutes, then stir in the cream cheese, pimentos, Cheddar, Monterey Jack, adobo, mustard, salt and pepper to taste and half of the reserved bacon. Serve garnished with the remaining bacon and reserved scallion greens.

GRANDMA'S PIMENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients together and mix well with mixer. Add additional mayo if desired.

PIMIENTO CHEESE STUFFED CELERY STICKS

Steps:

• If using, mix hot sauce with cheese and fill each celery stick with mixture and refrigerate til the game.