Sig's Cheese Praline

Name: Sig's Cheese Praline
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100 grams soft unsalted butter; 200 grams Gorgonzola or other ripe blue cheese , room temperature; 1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped basil or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil; 2 tbsp dry white wine or sherry; 1 pinch cayenne or ground black pepper; 75 grams ground almonds or other nuts; 75 grams of almond or nut slices (shaving or fine chopped )

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

I love blue cheese and this makes it just a little more special.

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

I love blue cheese and this makes it just a little more special.

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Ingredients

4 servings

100 gramssoft unsalted butter
200 gramsGorgonzola or other ripe blue cheese , room temperature
1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped basil or 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
2 tbspdry white wine or sherry
1 pinchcayenne or ground black pepper
75 gramsground almonds or other nuts
75 gramsof almond or nut slices (shaving or fine chopped )

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Steps

1

Mix your butter together with your cheese, cayenne or black pepper and the basil until smooth, you can use a blender for this.
2

Add the wine or sherry , mix in well
3

Put into fridge for about 10 minutes.
4

Remove from fridge. Dampen your hands and take a little of the mass and make marble sized little balls .
5

Mix the ground nuts and nut slivers. Roll the little balls in the nuts. Arrange on a plate and chill until needed
6

These can be eaten as a savoury starter, canapé ,spread on crackers, bread or toast.They will also go well as a treat with broccoli, cauliflower, carrots leeks or dark meats .