Cheesy Roasted Red Pepper Bread Food

CHEESY ROASTED RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Remove peppers from jar and blot excess water with paper towels and chop.
• In a bowl, soften cream cheese in microwave so it will be easier to stir. Add in the mayonnaise, onion, garlic, and Dijon. Stir to combine and then add in grated cheese and the diced peppers. Place in an 8×8-ish dish (a pie plate works great). At this point you can pop it in the fridge if you're going to cook it later and you can even prep it a couple of days ahead of time. Place in the oven and cook for 30-45 minutes. Baking time depends on the dish. It will start to bubble and brown on the outside edge, and you want it to be bubbly all the way through to the center. It will be nice and golden brown on top, especially around the edges (mine usually takes 40-45 minutes). Serve immediately.

ROASTED SAUSAGES, PEPPERS, AND ONIONS AND CHEESY BREAD WITH BLACK PEPPER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place sausage rings on a baking sheet and liberally drizzle extra-virgin olive oil down over them. Place in hot oven and roast until casings are crisp and juices run clear, somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes. Remove from oven to rest sausages; switch on broiler.
• While sausages roast, heat a skillet over medium heat with 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil and sliced garlic. Simmer garlic in extra-virgin olive oil 2 to 3 minutes then add peppers and onions. Turn the heat up a notch, and cook until the vegetables are tender but the peppers still hold strong color, 5 to 6 minutes. Add thinned tomato sauce, salt, and pepper and reduce. Turn heat back to low and hold the veggies until the sausage comes out of the oven, a couple of minutes.
• Toast the split bread, remove from oven, rub with cracked garlic, liberally drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, and cover with cheese and lots of black pepper. Return to the broiler to brown cheese, 1 minute. Scatter parsley over the bread.
• Cut bread into chunks and pile with peppers and onions then sausages. The bread will soak in the juices as you work through the sausage, peppers and onions.

CHEESY ROASTED RED PEPPER BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400° F. Cut bread loaf horizontally into 3 layers. In small bowl, mix remaining ingredients.
• Spread 1/2 of cheese mixture over bottom layer of bread. Top with second layer; spread with remaining cheese mixture. Top with third layer; press firmly.
• Wrap loaf tightly in heavy-duty foil. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until hot. Cut into slices. Serve warm.

ROASTED RED PEPPER BREAD

Steps:

• Place red peppers in a food processor; cover and process until pureed. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the red peppers, 1 cup cheese, milk, butter, salt and 1-1/2 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide dough into 6 pieces. Shape each into an 18-in. rope. Place 3 ropes on a greased baking sheet and braid; pinch ends to seal and tuck under. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour., In a small bowl, combine egg and water; brush over braids. Sprinkle with pepper and remaining cheese. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown.

SPICY, CHEESY CRAB CAKES WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• If using, prepare the sauce by blending the mayo and roasted peppers in a food processor until smooth. Set aside.
• Whisk eggs in a medium bowl. Stir in crab, both cheeses, chives, and a quarter cup of the breadcrumbs.
• Pour the remaining half a cup of breadcrumbs into a shallow dish.
• Line a large plate or baking sheet with waxed paper. Line a second large plate or baking sheet with paper towels (the latter for draining the finished crab cakes).
• Form heaping tablespoons of the crab mixture into cakes of a quarter-inch thickness, coat each with the crumbs, and place on the waxed paper-lined plate or baking sheet.
• In a large skillet over medium high heat, heat the vegetable oil until a droplet of water thrown in starts to sizzle or until bubbles start to gather around the tip of a wooden spoon placed in the oil, whatever method you choose.
• Fry cakes, a few at a time, until golden on both sides, approximately three minutes total for each batch.
• As cakes cook, remove them to the paper-towel lined baking sheet.
• When all cakes are cooked, move to serving platter, arranging around a bowl of the sauce, if you like.
• These are also really good served with a squirt of Kewpie mayonnaise (Japanese mayo; it's sweeter) mixed with a few drops of hot sauce; I like to use Tapatio.

ROASTED RED PEPPER CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• Select Basic bread cycle and start machine.

CHEESY GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, combine the butter, garlic, mozzarella, cheddar, Monterey Jack, scallions and salt.
• Cut the baguette in half horizontally.
• Spread the cheesy garlic butter on the cut sides of the bread. Place the baguette halves on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes until the bread is hot and the top is lightly browned and melty. Sprinkle with the parsley. and some red pepper flakes if desired. Serve hot.