Cherry Pecan Spread Food

CHERRY PECAN SPREAD ON CORN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 6-cup muffin pan with butter-flavored cooking spray; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine corn muffin mix, egg, milk, butter, and corn kernels. Stir until just combined.
• Pour equal amounts of mixture into each muffin cup.
• Bake in preheated oven for 16 to 18 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine all spread ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• To serve, spread warm muffin with Cherry Pecan Spread.

CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour., Spread 3 cups dough into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top.

CHERRY CHEESE LOGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, orange juice and ginger until smooth. Fold in cherries. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour., Place pecans in a shallow bowl. Shape cheese mixture into two 7-in.-long logs; roll in pecans to coat evenly. Wrap logs; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers.

PECAN BLUE-CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Place nuts in food processor and process until finely chopped; it takes about 10 seconds.
• Add both cheeses.
• Process until very smooth; again, it should only take about 10 seconds.
• Pack into a bowl and refrigerate until serving; this is best if allowed to chill for a few hours.
• A dribble of brandy or port added when you add the cheeses doesn't hurt.

PECAN SPREAD

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, milk, green bell pepper, garlic salt, pepper, onion and sour cream.
• Place in a bowl or on a plate you're going to serve.
• Melt butter in a separate pan and add nuts and salt.
• Stir well and drain on a paper towel.
• Spoon nuts over cheese mixture.
• Serve with crackers.
• For the Snowcap Spread and Pecan Spread mixed, mix in the green olives, red bell pepper and deviled ham.

GALA PECAN SPREAD

Steps:

• Soften cream cheese.
• Combine cream cheese and milk; mix well.
• Stir in cut up dried beef.
• Add green pepper, onions, and seasoningsl Mix well.
• Fold in sour cream.
• Spoon into baking dish.
• Heat pecans in butter, pat dry and sprinkle over mixture in baking dish.
• Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes.
• Serve warm with crackers.

CHERRY AND PECAN CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan simmer cherries in water until liquid is reduced to about 1 tablespoon. Remove pan from heat and cool mixture.
• In a bowl whisk together cream cheese, pecans, lime juice, thyme, zest, cherry mixture, and salt and pepper to taste until spread is combined well. Spread may be made 2 days ahead and kept chilled, covered.
• Serve spread with scones or crackers.

CHERRY PECAN SPREAD

Steps:

• Place cottage cheese in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend or pulse until smooth.
• Transfer cottage cheese to a medium bowl. Stir in sour cream, brown sugar, pecans, cherries and lemon zest.
• Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for up to 8 hours. (Spread can be kept chilled longer but cherries will begin to stain).
• Serve as a spread for muffins, bagels, English muffins or toast.
• * To toast the pecans - preheat oven to 350ºF. Spread nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake for 5-7 minutes or until lightly toasted.
• Serving size = 1 tablespoon.

CHERRY PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Stir together first 3 ingredients.
• In large mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy.
• Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk to creamed mixture.
• Beat just til blended after each addition.
• Fold in pecans and cherries.
• Turn batter into greased loaf pans.
• Stud with pecan halves and halved cherries, if desired.
• Bake for 55-60 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan;cool on wire rack.