Brian's Baked Shrimp Wrapped in Bacon
Wrap each uncooked, medium-sized or large shrimp or prawn with half a strip of bacon (I pre-cook the bacon for a few minutes). Use a toothpick to hold them together. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 375 for about 20 minutes Dip in Diane’s Sweet Heat habanero jam.
Recipes
Habanero Jam Dip
¼ cup pine nuts
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
½ cup Diane’s Sweet Heat habanero jam
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
¼ cup cilantro, chopped
1 ¼ cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
Sliced bread, crackers, or endive cups
Roast pine nuts in a pan on the stovetop until golden brown. Blend cream cheese, ¼ cup Diane’s Sweet Heat habanero jam, garlic, cilantro, and cheddar cheese. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Spread the remaining jam evenly a cross the top surface and sprinkle on the pine nuts.
Serve with bread, crackers, or endive cups.
Pepper Jam-Cheddar
Thumb Print Cookies
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
½ cup softened butter
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon paprika
Diane’s Sweet Heat habanero jam
1 teaspoon salt
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes. Roll dough into 1-1 ½ inch balls. Place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Press thumb into each cookie before baking. Bake in preheated 400°F oven for approximately 10 minutes. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Press centers again with thumb. When cookies are almost cool, fill centers with Diane’s Sweet Heat habanero jam.
Tortilla Rollups
4 – 8 ounce blocks of cream cheese
2 cups sharp, grated
cheddar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup dried fruit
1 bunch green onions
½ cup Diane’s Sweet Heat habanero jam
9 large flour tortillas
Mix all in mixer and spread on tortillas. This recipe works particularly well with dried cranberries and Holiday Cranbanero Jam.
Mary’s Brie in Puff Pastry
3 tablespoons Diane’s Sweet Heat Holiday cranbanero jam
3 tablespoons cranbery sauce (chunky style)
¼ cup dried cranberries
½ cup pecans, toasted
Preheat oven to 350°.Take top skin off of brie. Mix all cranberry ingredients together. Top with pecans. Wrap in puff pastry. Bake until golden brown
