Monday, April 2, 2012

Appetizer War Winner!

We hosted book club at our house on Saturday night.  In addition to book talk we also had an appetizer war (we stole the idea from the Veiths!)  Our friends the Startzels won with this amazing recipe! Of course, free range organic bacon was used, but I'm guessing it would still taste okay with other bacon.  

Bacon-Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Cream Cheese and Almonds
(From Food Network)


Ingredients
  • 18 (1 by 1/4-inch) pieces cream cheese
  • 18 pitted dates
  • 18 salted and roasted whole almonds
  • 6 slices bacon cut crosswise into thirds
  • 18 wooden picks
Directions

Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Stuff 1 piece of cheese and 1 almond into each date, then wrap one piece of bacon around each date and secure bacon with a toothpick if desired. Arrange dates, bacon seam down and 1 inch apart in a shallow baking pan.
Bake 5 minutes, then turn dates over with tongs and bake until bacon is crisp, 5 to 6 minutes more. Drain on a paper towel or parchment. Serve immediately.


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3 comments:

  1. Erin DeeganApril 3, 2012 at 7:49 AM

    YUM! I'm always looking for good appetizer recipes! Thanks for posting :)

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  2. MaggieApril 3, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    holy shit, people in colorado eat bacon? Did you guys run a 10K afterwards? hee hee

    thanks though, this looks AWESOME! I'll post the Veith winner if I can figure out how

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  3. JessieApril 3, 2012 at 7:53 PM

    This will not beat cottage nachos - though it does sound delish...

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