Super Bowl Sunday Appetizer Number 3

Mini Hot Dogs wrapped in a puff pastry "bun".

I LOVE THESE!!
But let's face it- who doesn't love this tried and true appetizer favorite!!

What you need:

Mini hot dogs
Puff pastry - Sooooo much better than crescent dough!!!
Mustard, ketchup, relish, or any of your favorite sauces.

What you do:

Remove hot dogs from packaging. Dry off.
Cut puff pastry and wrap around hot dog like a "bun".









Cook 9-12 minutes. Repeat until out of hot dogs.

Put on a platter with sauces.









Happy snacking!





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Super Bowl app number 2

BBQ chicken flowers -

These are similar to the Buffalo Chicken Flowers but with BBQ chicken, sautéed onions and Monterey Jack cheese.

What you need:

Wontons wrappers
Cooked chicken about 1/2 a cup
BBQ sauce - I used a honey sweet BBQ but any will do
1/3 cup onion
Olive oil
Monterey cheese

Put the wonton wrappers in your BCCM and shape into cups.
Precook the wonton wrappers in your BCCM.
Cook for about 5-6 minutes - not cooked all the way but a little brown.

While they are cooking cut up your onion. Pour some olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion until the onion is a light golden brown.



Put aside.

Cut up your chicken into small pieces. Pour some BBQ sauce in a small pot. Add chicken and cook for a few minutes.

Now let's make them up:
The wrappers should still be in your BCCM. Put a little bit of the chicken mixture in each wrapper. Top with some of the sautéed onions. Sprinkle some cheese on top and cook for a few minutes until the cheese melts.


Take out and enjoy!

Until tomorrow with Super Bowl app number 3 and desserts too!!
Happy snacking!!


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Super Bowl Sunday - I've got an app(etizer) for that!

Sorry I haven't been around the last week. But I'm back with some great appetizers and great desserts for the big game on Sunday. So let's get started!!

Bruschetta Bites - makes 8

What you need:

Pie crust
1/4 cup tomato - diced into small pieces
1/4 cup onion - also diced into small pieces
1 tbs Olive oil
Salt to taste
Garlic powder
Mozzarella cheese
A shot glass

What you do:

First, using the shot glass, cut the pie dough into circles. Place into your Babycakes.






Cook 5-8 minutes - just about all the way.
While the pie crust cooks, cut up the tomato and onion. Place in a bowl. Add olive oil, salt, and garlic powder to the tomatoes and onion.

Put a little of the tomato onion mixture on each of the pie crust circles that are still in the Babycakes. Cook 3 minutes. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top and cook until melted - another 2-3 minutes.






Take out and enjoy!
Happy snacking!!
See you tomorrow for the next appetizer for Super Bowl Sunday!!



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Grilled Cheese Bites

Ok - these might be a bit silly but sooooo good.

What you need:

4 pieces of bread
1 slice of cheese
2 tbs butter - melted
A shot glass

What you do:

Use the shot glass to create 4 circles per slice of bread. You'll get 16 circles total - 8 grilled cheese bites.

Melt the butter in a small bowl.
Using a pastry brush spread the melted butter on 1 side each of the circles of bread - 1 side only.


Place 8 circles in your Babycakes cupcake maker. Plug it in and cook the bread circles until they are a little golden brown. Cut up the cheese and place the "slices" on the bread circles in the Babycakes cupcake maker. Place the other bread circles on top of the cheese - butter side up. Flip sandwiches over to start browning the other sides of the bread circles. Cook until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted.


Take out and enjoy!

Happy snacking!



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Baby "crab" cakes

What you need:

6oz crab - in a can
1 egg
2 tbs mayo
1/4 cup saltines - crushed
Old bay seasoning
Onion powder
Salt
Pepper
Butter
Karen's secret sauce - recipe follows

Open the can of crab and drain the water. Put in medium bowl.
Mix egg in a separate bowl. Add egg, mayo and crushed saltines to the crab and mix but don't over mix.

Form into mini crab cakes - about the size of a quarter. You should get around 16 cakes.



Sprinkle Old Bay seasoning, onion power, salt and pepper over the crab cakes- just one side for now. Put crab cakes in refrigerator for at least an hour to become firm.
After the hour or longer turn the crab cakes over and add all the seasonings to the cakes.
Add a little butter to each of the Babycakes wells. Not too much - you don't want them greasy. Just enough so they don't stick and they get a nice golden brown to them.

Add the crab cakes to the Babycakes cupcake maker and cook about 7-10 minutes. Turn over as needed so they don't burn but brown nicely on each side.
Take out and enjoy!

Karen's Secret Sauce

What you need:

2 tbs of mayo
2 teas of spicy mustard
Hot sauce - depends how Hot you want the sauce
Old Bay seasoning - to taste
Onion power - to taste

What you do:

Mix mayo and mustard together in a small bowl. Add hot sauce, Old Bay seasoning, and onion powder to the mayo / mustard mixture using as little or as much as you like.




Happy snacking!!

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Pancakes and sausage bites

A great breakfast treat or for a snack. Dunkin Donuts watch out!!

What you need:

Pancake batter - either box or homemade. Make enough for 5-7 pancakes
3 Sausage links
Syrup
Butter - to grease cupcake wells and to melt in syrup.

What to do:

Make up the pancake mix.
Cook sausage. Cut each link into 4 pieces.
Grease each cupcake well.
One note: you must grease each cupcake well for these or they will stick!!!
Poor a tablespoon of batter in each well. Add 1 piece of sausage to each well on top of the batter. Make sure the sausage is almost covered but not all the way.






Plug in your Babycakes and cook 5-7 minutes.
Pour syrup in microwave safe bowl. Add butter. Cook 30 seconds.
Put pancakes and syrup on plate. Eat and enjoy!!






Yum!! :)
Happy snacking!!

"Spud" pies

I got the inspiration for these from a fav restaurant of mine and my husbands- UNOs!! There they are called Pizza Skins.
It's a pizza crust filled with mashed potatoes topped with cheese, bacon and I believe scallions topped with sour cream. Here's how you make mine.

What you need:
Pre made pie crust
One box will make about 16-18 crusts
1 1/2 cup Mashed potatoes
I buy pre made ones if I want to make these quick.
2/3 cup Cheddar cheese or a mixed blend of cheeses.
3 slices of Cooked bacon
1/4 cup Scallions
Sour cream on the side


Make mini pie crusts with large pie crust tool. Place in your Babycakes.






Mix potatoes, 1/2 of the cheese, bacon, and scallions together. The other 1/2 of the cheese will be for the tops if the pies when you bake them.
Add potato mixture in each uncooked pie crust.






Add a bit more cheese ( I like cheese!!!) on top.
Cook for about 10-12 minutes.
Remove and enjoy!!






Happy snacking!!