An elegant, yet simple nibble with wine or cocktails. Blue Cheese Shortbread Preheat oven to 325 degrees. This recipes takes no time at all in your food processor. 1/2 c. Crumbled Blue Cheese 3 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter at Room Temperature 1/2 c. Flour 1/4 c. Cornstarch 1/4 tsp. Kosher Salt 1/8 tsp. Freshly Ground Pepper Blend the cheese and butter in the food processor (or beat) until creamy. Add flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper, process until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Bring the dough together with your hands and roll into a log, taking care not to over work the dough. wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour. (can be left in the refrigerator for up...
Apricot Pepper Quesadillas Flour Tortillas 1 Tbsp. of Just Jan’s Apricot Pepper Spread Sliced onions Chopped Cilantro Cheese (We used cheddar on a few and goat cheese on the others) Butter (you have to make this decision) of course you can crisp it up in a non-stick but a little butter never hurt anyone Melt the butter in a skillet. Spread at least a Tablespoonful of Just Jan’s Apricot Pepper Spread on one of the tortillas. Add sliced onion, Cheese of your choice and chopped cilantro. Top with another tortilla and brown the tortilla in the pan over medium high heat until golden and the cheese is all melty good. Add a dash of Tapatio if you like it...
These warm little popovers lure you in with their aroma while baking then hook you with their flavors of herb, cheese and browned butter. We gild the lily by giving them a touch of Just Jan’s Apricot Spread. The cheese and herb filled popovers are great made in a mini muffin tin to make a bite size appetizer, or made in a standard size pan for a bigger bite along side a bowl of soup. or as a change of pace from a dinner roll on your Thanksgiving table. Cheddar Herb Popovers with Apricot Spread (Inspired by Shutterbean) 1 c. whole milk 2 large eggs 1 c. unbleached all purpose flour 2 Tbsp. unsalted melted butter (divided) 1/2 tsp...
Just Jan’s Punchy Gin Martini
Serves 1
1 1/2 oz Gin (we used Hendricks)2 tablespoons Just Jan’s Apricot Spread1 ounce Pama pomegranate liqueur1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice1/2 ounce simple syrup (optional)
Add all ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
Shake vigorously with ice and then strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a slice of fresh lemon and serve.
Buttermilk Biscuits (Dot’s Diner in Boulder, CO) 3 c. all purpose flour 2 Tbsp. sugar (To taste. You don’t have to use any at all, still good) 4 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 1/2 sticks of chilled unsalted butter (cut into cubes) 1 c. very cold buttermilk Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Whisk together dry ingredients. Add the chilled butter cubes and “cut” into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or your fingertips. Blend until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add buttermilk and stir until moistened. (Do not over work the dough) At this point you may make drop biscuits by scooping 1/4 c. of dough and placing on a...