Sunday, May 14, 2017

Vintage 1950s Appetizers


Hot- Cheese Balls

4 oz. soft Camembert cheese
1 3-oz. pkg. soft cream cheese
2 tablesp. soft butter or margarine
1/4  cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teasp. salt
Dash cayenne pepper
1/4 teasp. monosodium glutamate
3/4 cup milk
I egg
2 teasp. water
Packaged dried bread crumbs

About 2 weeks ahead: Rub cheeses through sieve into saucepan. Stir in butter, flour, salt, cayenne, mono- sodium glutamate, milk; blend until smooth. Heat, stirring, until thickened.

Pour into shallow plate. Cool; then refrigerate until mixture can be easily handled. Beat egg with water. Form cheese mixture into small balls; roll in dried crumbs; dip into egg mixture; then roll in crumbs again. Fry, 3 or 4 at a time, in deep fat heated to 375°F. until golden and crisp ——about 50 sec.
Drain. Cool; freezer-wrap; freeze.
To serve: Unwrap frozen balls; place on baking sheet. Bake at 400°F. 10 to 12
min., or until hot. Makes about 4 doz.



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