Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Sizzling Cheese Pinwheels

8 oz cream cheese
6 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (1 1/2 cups)
2 oz thinly sliced deli salami, chopped fine
3 scallions, minced
1 tbsp hot sauce
2 tsp Dijon mustard
12 slices hearty white sandwich bread,crusts removed
12 oz bacon, halved crosswise

1. Adjust oven rack 6 inches from broiler element and heat broiler. Set wire rack in rimmed baking sheet. Process cream cheese and cheddar in food processor until smooth, about 30 seconds. Transfer to bowl and stir in salami, scallions, hot sauce, and mustard.
2. Working with 1 slice bread at a time, roll bread as thin as possible with rolling pin. Evenly cover with 2 heaping tablespoons cheese mixture. Starting at short edge, roll bread into tight cylinder. Cut in half crosswise and wrap each half with 1 piece bacon, covering bread completely. Secure bacon with toothpick.
3. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining bread, filling, and bacon. Broil until bacon is crisp, 10 to 12 minutes, flipping halfway through broiling. Let pinwheels cool for 10 minutes. Serve. Makes 2 dozen.


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