Pimento Cheese Chips, y'all!

I was elated to find these chips in my local grocery store yesterday. I probably could have saved this post for my weekly What Makes Me Happy series because these chips make me sooooo happy.

Two things I love to eat are crispy, thin chips and pimento cheese. Putting these two together is genius. Thanks, Zapp's chips! 

I purchased a bag two bags of Zapp's sweet pimento cream cheese chips, and I can attest that they are delicious.

Try them! You will not be disappointed. My only worry is that the chips are a limited edition offering, so I may have to stock up for the future. LOL!

I hope you will be able to find these in your area.

Cheers to Pimento Cheese chips, y'all!

More Pimento Cheese, please!

Good Morning friends & followers…

As you already know, I love Pimento Cheese!

Hop on over to my BFF Ellen Herry’s (EH) blog, Chez Helene,   

for an amazing recipe for Pimento Cheese. She prepared this and brought it by the house a couple weeks ago. One word: YUM!

EH posts new recipes on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Many are easy enough for me.

Tried. True. Delicious.

Ingredients:

• ½ lb. of sharp cheddar cheese, finely grated
• ½ lb. of mild cheddar cheese, finely grated
• ½ lb. of pepper-jack cheese, finely grated
• ½ C. of pimentos, chopped
• 2/3 C. of mayonnaise
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• ½ C. of green onions, finely chopped
• ½ t. cayenne pepper
• 1 T. Crystal hot sauce

Directions:

1.     In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients and mix until the pimentos and green onions are well incorporated into the cheese

2.     Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving

Tips and Tricks:

• I buy the cheeses that are finely grated in the bag.  (2 C. grated is ½ lb. of cheese)
• This pimento cheese can be served with crackers or used to make Grilled Pimento cheese sandwiches.

Pimento Cheese, please!

     From the grilled pimento cheese on challah bread at Henri's Bakery in Atlanta's Buckhead to the savory pimento cheese spread at Zara's Uptown, I am a huge fan of anything made with this Southern comfort food.
     Flipping through the pages of the February 2012 Southern Living magazine, there is a whole section devoted to this savory treat, Pimento Cheese: The Pate' of the South. I salivated at the following mouth-watering recipes--- Smoky Pimento Cheese Deviled Eggs, Pimento Cheese Cookies, Hominy Grill's Pimento Cheese, and the one I decided to prepare for a Super Sunday Superbowl Soiree, Pimento Cheese Rolls.

     Pimento Cheese Rolls

     Makes: 1 dozen

     Hand-On time: 15 minutes

     Total time: 1 hr. 15 min.

     Ingredients:

     1 (25 oz.) package frozen Southern-style biscuits... I used Pillsbury Grands

     All-purpose flour

     2 cups pimento cheese... I used Palmetto Cheese

     1. Arrange biscuits, with sides touching, in 3 rows of 4 biscuits on a lightly fluored surface. Let stand 30-45 minutes until biscuits are thawed but cool to the touch.

     2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sprinkle biscuits lightly with flour. Press the edges together, and pat to form a 10 x 12 rectangle of dough. Then, spread dough with pimento cheese.

     3. Roll up, starting at one end; cut slices into 12(1 inch thick) slices. Place 1 slice into each muffin cup of a lightly greased 12-cup muffin pan.

     4. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Let cool in pan on a wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pan, and serve.

     Let me just say that these pimento cheese rolls do not disappoint. They are simply delicious, simply tasty, and simply Southern.
     * Tip: I baked for 25 minutes on top rack of oven. I would probably bake on the lower rack for 20 minutes next time.

Happy Baking, y'all !