Spicy Cheese Phyllo Appetizers
Cuisine: Southwestern
Author: Anita
Prep time: 45 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 55 mins
Simple, spicy, and elegant - this appetizer is great on a buffet or at a party
Ingredients
  • 1 16 oz package frozen phyllo dough
  • ½ lb sliced Dietz & Watson Jalapeno & Cayenne Pepper Cheddar
  • ½ cup Stonewall Kitchen Maple Bacon Onion Jam (or other jam)
  • Butter flavored cooking spray
Instructions
  1. Thaw the phyllo dough. Set a nonstick cookie sheet aside for baking.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  3. Unroll the phyllo dough. Cut into strips along the length of the phyllo rectangle; the width of each strip will be the length of each appetizer. In the photo, these were 4 inches long; so the phyllo strips were 4 inches wide.
  4. Cut the cheese slices into pieces about ¾ inch wide and 3 inches long; they should be about ¾ in shorter than the width of your phyllo strips. The cheese will melt and spread some; so you want to allow for this. Each appetizer will use 2 pieces of cheese, the same size.
  5. Lightly spray the phyllo with the cooking spray.
  6. Place a piece of cheese at one end of a phyllo strip. Spread a layer of jam on it, then top it with a second piece of cheese.
  7. Using 2 layers of phyllo, start rolling the cheese up to the midpoint; then cut and put the appetizer on the cookie sheet. Continue until cookie sheet is full, placing them about ½ inch apart. Lightly spray with cooking spray.
  8. Bake about 10 minutes or until they are turning light brown.
  9. While the first cookie sheet is baking, prepare the next cookie sheet.
  10. Cook and serve. Keeps well for several days.
Recipe by Denver Green Chili at https://denvergreenchili.com/recipes/appetizers/spicy-cheese-phyllo-appetizers/