Appetizers – Page 4

Beer Bread Recipe

October 11, 2014 By Holly 4 Comments

I love, love, love beer bread!!!! My friends always had the “Tastefully Simple” parties and I would spend and arm and a leg on the beer bread mixes. I tried a few recipes and they just were not as good. I found this recipe on food.com and will never make beer bread using another recipe again.

I must admit that I have never sifted the flour as is calls for in the recipe and mine has always turned out fine. It’s not because I don’t have a sifter, it’s just because I’m lazy :-) Now if only I could find a copy cat tastefully simple spinach and herb mix to go with the beer bread, then I would be all set!

This bread is great with pretty much any creamy dip. As for the beer, I just usually use something cheap like miller lite. I personally would not recommend using a dark or bitter beer for this recipe.

Beer Bread Recipe

Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

60 mins

Total time

1 hour 5 mins

Author: Holly

Recipe type: Bread

Ingredients

3 cups regular or bread flour (sifted)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar
1 beer (12oz)
3 tablespoon melted butter (for top)

Instructions

preheat oven to 375 degrees
in medium bowl add flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and beer
mix until combined, will be lumpy (don't over mix)
pour into greased loaf pan
pour melted butter over dough
bake for 55-60 min
remove from pan and let cool

Jalapeno Popper Cream Cheese-Filled Beer Bread Recipe

October 8, 2014 By Holly Leave a Comment

I kept seeing the pumpkin bread with the cream cheese filling from Avery Cooks on Pinterest and thought that it looked really yummy. Then I was making some beer bread and thought that it would be really good with a cream cheese filling. I decided on the jalapeno popper filling but next I think that I will try a spinach artichoke dip in the middle.

I did try this recipe out on my husband and few friends and everyone really liked it. Also I am a total wimp when it comes to hot stuff, I used the jarred jalapenos because they come in “mild”.

This recipe is my regular beer bread recipe, just with the filling added. If you are in the mood for a regular beer bread, then check out that recipe.

Jalapeno Popper Cream Cheese-Filled Beer Bread Recipe

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

60 mins

Total time

1 hour 15 mins

Ingredients

3 cups regular or bread flour (sifted)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup sugar
1 beer (12oz)
Filling:
1 cream cheese 8 oz at room temp
1 egg
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ cup jalapenos from a jar (or to taste)
¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
3 tablespoons flour
Topping:
3 tablespoon melted butter (for top)

Instructions

preheat oven to 375 degrees
in medium bowl make dough
add flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and beer
mix until combined, will be lumpy (don't over mix)
in a separate bowl make filling
add cream cheese and mix until smooth
add egg, garlic, onion, and flour and mix until combined
fold in jalapenos and cheese
pour half the dough into greased loaf pan
then add all the cream cheese mixture and smooth to edges
add the other half the dough and smooth around the best that you can
pour melted butter over dough
bake for 55-60 min
remove from pan and let cool

The Best Soft Breadstick Recipe

August 31, 2014 By Holly 8 Comments

These is no better bread stick than this!!!! It’s better than Olive Garden, Fazoli’s, or any restaurant that you have tried. They are also super easy if you have a bread machine. I made these for the first time about 2 weeks ago and I have already made them 3 more times.

I warmed the water for 45 seconds in the microwave. The butter that’s added into the bread machine was microwaved for 25 seconds, it was half solid and half melted.

When they are done, I’m pretty generous with the melted butter that gets brushing on top.

I use my bread machine to make the dough but you can make the dough by hand or using a mixer. It just needs to be kneaded/mixed for 5-10 minutes no matter which method you choose to use. Then you can roll out the dough & cut it into strips. I usually use a rolling pin to roll out the dough to help speed up the process. I like to roll out my dough on a large cutting board so I can use my pizza cutter to cut it into strips quickly.

The Best Soft Breadstick Recipe

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

12 mins

Total time

32 mins

Author: Holly

Recipe type: Bread

Serves: 18

Ingredients

1 cup of warm water
¼ cup soft butter
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2½ teaspoons quick rise yeast
topping:
3 tablespoon melted butter
garlic salt
parmesan cheese

Instructions

microwave a cup of cool water for 45 seconds
butter should be very soft
in bread machine add warm water, soft butter, and brown sugar
then add the flour, salt and yeast
set your bread machine to pizza dough or dough cycle
roll out on floured surface to a 12x12 square
cut the square in half and then cut 1 inch thick strips, so each stick should be about 1x6 inches
place on greased cookie sheet about an inch apart
let rise for 20-30 min
bake at 375 degrees regular (or if you have a convection setting bake at 350 for 8-10min)
bake for 10-15 min
brush with melted butter, then sprinkle lightly with garlic salt and parmesan cheese

Cinco de Mayo Avocado Dip

April 27, 2014 By Holly 1 Comment

This is such a yummy recipe and so easy too.

I use a handful of cilantro and about 3 green onions.

After you have put the ingredients in the food processor it should look something like this:

Cinco de Mayo Avocado Dip

Author: Holly

Recipe type: appetizer

Ingredients

2 tablespoons minced garlic
3 green onions
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 handful of cilantro
12 oz bag of frozen corn, cooked (or a can or corn)
1 can of black beans, rinsed
1½ cups of quartered cherry tomatoes
2 avocados diced

Instructions

In food processor add garlic, oil, onions, lime juice, cilantro and salt. Mix until well blended
In large bowl add corn, beans, tomatoes, and avocados.
Add cilantro mix into the large bowl and stir until well blended
Best if chilled in refrigerator for an hour.
Serve same day or don't add avocados until day you are serving. They will turn brown in a day or so.
Serve with tortilla chips

Sausage Puffs with Creamy Mustard Dip

April 12, 2014 By Holly Leave a Comment

My neighborhood has a dinner club where we get together once a month and someone hosts a dinner with a theme. A few months back the theme was New Orleans. I made these with spicy andouille sausage and they were a big hit.

You will have some left over puff pastry. If you want you can take the leftovers and cut into strips and brush with egg and cook with the sausage puffs (on a different cookie sheet) then when they are done you can dip in melted butter and then roll in a cinnamon/sugar mixture. My daughter loves it when I do this.