Blarney Stone Appetizer Recipes

GRANDMA MOTTLE'S BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• Pour confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly, until mixture has a thin frosting consistency; whisk in vanilla extract.
• Place chopped peanuts in a bowl. Line a flat surface or a plate with waxed paper.
• Dip 1 pound cake cube in frosting and roll cube in peanuts; place on wax paper to dry. Repeat with remaining pound cake pieces.

BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla until thick and lemon-colored, about 4 minutes. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture. Beat on low speed just until combined. Beat in milk and butter.
• 2. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into squares. Cover and freeze overnight.
• 3. For frosting, in a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and salt until smooth. Frost the top and sides of frozen cake squares; roll in peanuts. Place on wire racks to set. Yield: 2 dozen.

BLARNEY STONE APPETIZER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter. Add the spinach, soup, eggs, mushrooms, crumbs, feta cheese, oregano, basil, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Spoon into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into 1-in. squares.

BLARNEY STONES

Steps:

• 1. Grind peanuts with a meat grinder or food chopper (The one from Pampered Chef works very well). Set peanuts aside in a shallow dish.
• 2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• 3. Beat eggs and sugar until thick. Gradually add hot water and flour mixture alternately to mix.
• 4. Pour into greased jelly roll pan.
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool.
• 6. While cake is baking, prepare very thin powdered sugar icing.
• 7. Cut cooled cake into approximately 1 1/2" X 2" rectangular squares.
• 8. Now comes the FUN! This is a little less messy if you have two people.
• 9. You have a shallow dish of icing, a shallow dish of crushed peanuts and the cut bars of cake. Roll the cake in the thin icing and then in the crushed peanuts.
• 10. Dry on racks or waxed paper. These bars do not keep particularly well. They should be enjoyed and shared with friends on the holiday.
• 11. HINT: I find that lining the jelly roll pan with parchment paper instead of greasing works well.