Amazing Pecan Cheese Patties
- 1/2 cup pecan halves
- 1 dash cayenne pepper
- 1 1/2 cup of biscuit mix (I use Bisquick)
- 8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, chilled and cut into tablespoons
- 1 packages (8 ounces - 2 cups) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Place the pecans in a food processor or blender and process them in short pulses until they are finely chopped, about 10 seconds.
- Transfer the pecans to a small bowl.
- Place the butter, Cheddar cheese, biscuit mix, and cayenne in the food processor or blender and pulse until the mixture comes together in a ball, about 20 seconds.
- Add the chopped pecans and process until just combined, about 5 seconds.
- Spoon teaspoonfuls of dough onto 2 ungreased baking sheets, positioning them about 1 inch apart and making 6 rows of 5 patties on each sheet.
- Or, divide the dough in half and shape each half into a log on a long sheet of waxed paper.
- Bring the waxed paper up around a log and roll it gently on your work surface until the log is uniform and about 1 inch in diameter.
- Repeat with the remaining log.
- Refrigerate the logs for 15 minutes to make slicing easier.
- Unwrap the logs and cut them into 1/4 inch thick slices.
- Arrange the slices about 1 inch apart, 30 to a baking sheet.
- Place the baking sheets in the oven, 1 on the center rack and 1 on the upper rack and bake the patties until they are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Halfway through, move the top baking sheet to the center rack and the center baking sheet to the top rack.
- Using a metal spatula, transfer the patties to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes.
- The patties can be stored in between layers of waxed paper in tightly covered tins for up to 1 week.
- You can also freeze baked patties in plastic freezer bags for up to a month.
- Thaw them overnight in the refrigerator, and let patties return to room temperature before serving.
- *This recipe makes about 60 patties, enough for 20 to 25 people.
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- **This recipe brought to you courtesy of Dinner Doctor.
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pecan halves, cayenne pepper, biscuit mix, butter, cheddar cheese
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/349803-amazing-pecan-cheese-patties (may not work)