Bluecheesethumbprints Recipes

BLUE CHEESE THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Beat blue cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add flour, poppy seeds, and red pepper, beating just until combined.
• Roll dough into 3/4 inch round balls; cover and chill 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Arrange balls on an ungreased baking sheet and press your thumb into each ball of dough, leaving an indentation.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Place about 1/4 tsp of cherry preserves in each indentation.

FIG AND GORGONZOLA SAVOURIES (THUMBPRINTS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the flour, butter, Gorgonzola, and a few grinds of black pepper in the bowl of a food processor. Process until the dough just comes together and starts to form a ball.
• Dump the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times to pull the dough together.
• Shape dough into logs, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for an hour in the freezer.
• Slice logs into 1/8 inch thick slices, and place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Using the back or a round half-teaspoon measure, or your knuckle, make an indentation in the top of each dough round. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon fig preserves into each indentation, using your finger to push the preserves as best as possible into the indentations.
• Bake the savories for 10 - 14 minutes, until the preserves are bubbling and the pastry is light golden on the bottom.
• Let cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes, the remove to a wire rack to cool.
• You'll find fig preserves at the grocery - it may be shelved with the "fancy" jams and jellies. You can make these a day ahead and keep them in two layers separated by waxed paper in an airtight container.