Thursday, December 11, 2008

Cranberry Cheese Louise!

Brought to you by request...this is what I made for Friends Thanksgiving. It is easy...kinda quick...and very delicious!
I'm not much of a recipe guru, so this is how I make them...more or less.

Ingredients:
-1 Package of dried cranberries
-1-2 Jalapenos (depending on your tolerance for pain)
-1 large container of cream cheese (you can use the reduced fat kind if you want...it won't ruin the recipe...even though my grandma would disagree)
-1 roll of Pillsbury dough boy croissants

How to:
• Let the cream cheese sit at room temperature...or heat it slightly in the microwave.
• Mix cream cheese together with dried cranberries, and diced jalapenos (seeds removed).
• Unroll the pastry dough and ignore perforated lines that the dough boy has so kindly cut for you. You can even smoosh them out if you like.
• Cut the dough into 1.5 inch squares.
• Scoop a small amount of cream cheese mixture onto the square of dough.
• Pull the four corners to meet at the top of the dumpling and pinch together so the cheese is fully enclosed.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes...but keep an eye on them because, depending on your oven, they may take more or less time.
I usually like them to be a little bit crispy, so I take them out when they are brownish.

If you want to prepare them ahead of time, you can make them and refrigerate them until you are ready to serve them...they aren't that great cold.

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