Holiday Cheese Wreath Food

PARTY CHEESE WREATH

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and cheddar cheese in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Cover. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• Place drinking glass in center of serving platter. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of cheese mixture around glass, just touching outer edge of glass to form ring; smooth with spatula. Remove glass. Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and additional red bell pepper, if desired. Serve with assorted crackers and breadsticks.

HOLLY HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICH WREATH

Steps:

• Unroll dough and place side by side on a baking sheet with small sides touching.
• Pinch to seal.
• Cut a 2 inch strip from one short side and set aside.
• Brush the remaining dough with mustard to 1/2 inch of the edges.
• Top with ham and cheese.
• Roll up jelly roll style, starting with a long side.
• Pinch seam to seal.
• Place seam side down on ungreased cookie sheet or pizza pan forming into a circle.
• Pinch ends to seal.
• Beat 1 egg yolk and brush over dough.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for glaze, beat remaining egg yolk and divide into 2 small dishes or custard cups.
• Tint one green and one red with food coloring.
• On a floured surface, roll out remaining dough to 1/8 inch thickness.
• Use a small cookie cutter or cut out 9 holly leaves about 2 inches long using a small paring knife.
• Apply green glaze to the leaves.
• Shape remaining dough into 9 small balls for holly berries.
• Brush with red glaze.
• Arrange leaves and berries in groups of three on the hot dough.
• Bake 5 minutes longer or until wreath is golden brown.

HOLIDAY CHICKEN & SAUSAGE WREATH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Unroll crescent dough and separate into triangles. On an ungreased 12-in. pizza pan, arrange triangles in a ring with points toward the outside, wide ends overlapping and leaving a 3-in. circle open in center. Press overlapping edges of dough to seal., In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 4-6 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles; drain and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients., Spoon mixture across wide end of triangles. Fold pointed end of triangles over filling, tucking points under to form a ring (filling will be visible). Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

HOLIDAY CHEESE WREATH

Steps:

• On a 10- to 12-inch diameter plate, arrange cheese cubes into a wreath shape. Arrange tomatoes on top like ornaments. Use sprigs of rosemary to surround and accent wreath.
• Cut pepper in half and remove seeds and membranes from one half. Lay seeded pepper half face-down on cutting board and use a small, pointy knife to cut out the head of a bow. Place pepper bow at the base of the wreath. Cut two straight pepper strips and slide under the bow head to resemble ribbons hanging down.

HOLIDAY CHEESE BALL WREATH

Steps:

• Line the inside of a 6-cup Bundt pan with plastic wrap. Process the cream cheese, shredded cheese, Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and few grinds of pepper in a food processor until smooth. Empty the mixture into a medium bowl, and fold in all but 2 tablespoons of the chopped peppers.
• Spoon the cheese mixture into the prepared Bundt pan; pack it in, spread into an even layer and cover (or simply form the cheese mixture into a ball and wrap tightly with plastic wrap). Refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour up to 2 days.
• Uncover and invert the cheese mold (or unwrap and transfer the ball) onto a serving platter. Sprinkle with the chives and parsley to completely coat the wreath, and garnish with the reserved 2 tablespoons peppers. Serve with crackers, sliced bread or crudites.

HOLIDAY CHEESE WREATH

Steps:

• 1. Beat cream cheese and cheddar in small bowl with electric mixer on medium-speed until well blended.
• 2. Add remaining ingredients except parsley and pimento pieces. Mix well. Cover and chill several hours or overnight.
• 3. Next day place a drinking glass in the center of a serving plate. Drop rounded Tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture around the glass, just touching outer edge of glass to form a ring; smooth with spatula, Remove glass.
• 4. Garnish with parsley to form a wreath. Use a piece of pimento to make a ribbon- and if you like a few pimiento pieces as berries in the wreath.