Texas Twister Recipes

FAUX TEXAS TWISTER

Steps:

• Wash all of the fruit, with peels still on.
• Juice 5 of the oranges, 5 of the lemons and 5 of the limes; pour juices into a blender with grenadine, cherry syrup, and sugar. Blend on high for about 30 seconds.
• Place the ice in a large pitcher and pour the Sprite and the juice mixture over the ice and stir. Cut the remaining fruits in half and then cut each half into 6 wedges. Place 1 wedge of each cirtrus plus a maraschino cherry in the bottom of 12 glasses. Pour punch over fruit and serve.

TEXAS TWISTERS

Steps:

• 1. In a food processor, combine cream cheese, sour cream, green onions, cheddar cheese, and olives. Process until smooth.
• 2. Spread a tablespoon of mixture on a flour tortilla.
• 3. Roll each tortilla up tightly. Continue until all mixture is used.
• 4. Wrap tortilla rolls individually in damp paper towels. Place in airtight plastic bags. Chill until ready to serve.
• 5. Slice each rolled tortilla crosswise into 1-inch pieces. Place a toothpick in each pinwheel. Serve with a bowl of picante sauce or salsa on the side for dipping.

TEXAS TWISTER

Steps:

• 1. Put the tomato juice and worcestershire sauce into a food processor and process gently until combined. Add the chopped chile, scallions, and ice cubes and process until smooth.
• 2. Pour the mixture into glasses and garnish with chili flowers. Add straws and serve.
• 3. To make the chile flowers, use a sharp knife to make six cuts along each chile. Place the point of the knife about 1/2 inch from the stem end ans cut toward the tip. Put the chiles in a bowl of ice water and let stand for 25 -30 minutes until they have spread out into flower shapes.

TEXAS TWINKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Slice the jalapenos in the shape of a "T": cut a straight vertical line from top to bottom with a cross-cut directly under the stem, making sure to cut only halfway through the jalapenos. Use a spoon to remove and discard all seeds and membranes. Place jalapenos on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and place jalapenos in a bowl of ice water to extract the rest of the seeds' oil. If you do not do this step, they will be extremely spicy. Raise the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove jalapenos from the water and blot dry with a paper towel. Spread 1 tablespoon of cream cheese inside of each jalapeno. Place approximately 2 ounces of brisket inside each, then wrap with a slice of bacon. Sprinkle a pinch of kosher salt and a pinch of ground pepper over the top of each bacon-wrapped jalapeno, then transfer to the baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and brush tops with BBQ sauce. Continue to bake for 5 minutes more.