Thursday, November 12, 2009

Blue Cheese-Walnut Finger Sandwiches


Yield: Makes about 7 dozen


Ingredients
3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
5 ounces creamy blue cheese, rind removed
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
2 (14-oz.) whole grain bread loaves (22 slices)
1/4 cup fig, cherry, or apricot preserves

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake walnuts in a single layer in a shallow pan 6 to 8 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring after 5 minutes. Cool completely (about 20 minutes).

2. Stir together walnuts and next 3 ingredients. Spread on 1 side of each bread slice. Spread fig preserves on half of bread slices; top with remaining bread slices, cheese sides down. Chill sandwiches in airtight zip-top plastic bags up to 24 hours, if desired. Cut crusts from sandwiches. Cut each sandwich into 8 pieces.

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