Jalapeno Popper Mini Biscuits
- 5 jalapeno peppers
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella (about 5 ounces)
- Kosher salt
- One 16.3-ounce tube store-bought biscuit dough
- Position an oven rack 4 to 5 inches from the heating element, and preheat the broiler.
- Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Cut the stem end off the jalapenos, cut each in half lengthwise and remove and discard the seeds (wear food-grade gloves if your skin is sensitive).
- Arrange the jalapenos skin-side up on the prepared baking sheet, and brush with the oil.
- Broil until the peppers are blackened and puffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
- When cool enough to handle, rub off the skins (running under cold water helps).
- Cut 2 of the halves into large dice so you have 32 pieces (1 for the top of each biscuit); set aside.
- Finely chop the rest of the peppers, and transfer to a medium bowl.
- Switch the oven from broil to bake, and preheat to 400 degrees F. Remove the foil from the baking sheet, and line it with parchment.
- Beat the egg well in a small bowl.
- Add the cream cheese, mozzarella and half the egg to the bowl with the chopped peppers, add 1/4 teaspoon salt and mix to combine.
- Separate the biscuit rounds, and cut each into quarters.
- Make a deep indentation in the center of each quarter, and fill with a heaping teaspoon of the pepper-cheese mixture (it will mound above the biscuit a fair amount).
- Brush any exposed biscuit with the remaining beaten egg.
- Bake until the biscuits are puffed and golden around the top, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Garnish each with a piece of reserved jalapeno.
jalapeno peppers, vegetable oil, egg, cream cheese, mozzarella, kosher salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/jalapeno-popper-mini-biscuits.html (may not work)