*Blue Cheese Shortbread w/ Peach Jalapeno Jam
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Blue Cheese & Walnut Shortbread w/Peach Jalapeno Jam
- 1/2 cup sharp blue cheese
- 3 TB unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
- 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
- 3 TB cream cheese
- 3 TB Mark & Stephen Peach Jalapeno Jam
- 1/2 C walnut halves, toasted, for garnishing
- 36 poarsley leaves for garnishing
Process the blue cheese and butter in a food processor until creamy. Mix the flour, cornstarch, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl; add to the blue-cheese mixture. \ Pulse to combine. Add the chopped walnuts and process just until incorporated. Shape mixture into a ball; cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least one hour.
Preheat oven to 325'. Roll the chilled dough out between pieces of plastic wrap to about 1/8-inch thick. Remove the plastic wrap and cut into 1-inch circles. Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, then repeat with the scraps until all the dough is used. Bake until light brown, about 25 minutes.
Spread 1/4 tsp of the cream cheese on each shortbread. Top with an equal amount of jam, a walnut half, and a leaf of parsley.
Yield: about 36 crackers.
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