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Pecan-Sweet Potato Appetizers

Pecan-Sweet Potato Appetizers Recipe

In a tasteful and tasty appetizer twist, pastry squares made of convenient refrigerated crescent dough are stuffed with sweet-potato slices and cheese filling, then baked to a golden brown.

Prep Time: 45 Min

Total Time: 1 Hr 10 Min

Makes: 8 appetizers

Julee Cunningham
Everett, Washington
Bake-Off® Contest 44, 2010
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INGREDIENTS

1
 small sweet potato (5 to 6 oz)
2
 tablespoons sugar
1
 tablespoon water
1/4
 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Red Pepper (cayenne)
1/2
 cup Fisher® Chef’s Naturals® Chopped Pecans
1
 tablespoon Crisco® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Pure Olive Oil
3/4
 cup thinly sliced red onion (about 3 oz)
2
 tablespoons Smucker's® Apricot Preserves
1
 can (8 oz) Pillsbury® refrigerated garlic butter crescent dinner rolls (8 rolls)
1/2
 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 oz)

DIRECTIONS

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. Pierce potato with fork; place on microwavable paper towel in center of microwave. Microwave 3 to 4 minutes, turning once, until tender. Cover; let stand 10 minutes. Peel potato and cut crosswise into 8 (1/2-inch) slices. (Refrigerate any remaining potato for another use.) 2 Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat sugar, water and red pepper to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat; gently stir in pecans until coated. Spread pecans on cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet; cool completely. 3 Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, heat oil, onion and preserves over medium heat 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. Remove from heat. 4 Unroll crescent dough; separate into 4 rectangles. Firmly press perforations to seal. Cut each rectangle in half crosswise; press each piece into 4-inch square. 5 On each dough square, place 1 potato slice, 1 rounded teaspoon onion mixture, 2 teaspoons cheese and 1 tablespoon pecans. Bring up 4 corners of dough over filling to center and twist at top. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. 6 Bake 12 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool 5 minutes. Serve warm.

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Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Appetizer)
  • Calories 190
    • (Calories from Fat 110),
  • Total Fat 12g
    • (Saturated Fat 3g,
    • Trans Fat 1g),
  • Cholesterol 5mg;
  • Sodium 240mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 18g
    • (Dietary Fiber 1g,
    • Sugars 9g),
  • Protein 3g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 70.00%;
  • Vitamin C 4.00%;
  • Calcium 6.00%;
  • Iron 4.00%;
Exchanges:
  • 1/2 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 1;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Smucker's and Smucker's Toppings are registered trademarks of The J.M. Smucker Company
®Crisco is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company
Fisher and Chef’s Naturals are registered trademarks of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., Elgin, IL 60123-7820
Bake-Off is a registered trademark of General Mills ©2011
Copyright © McCormick and the Mc logo are registered trademarks of McCormick & Company, Incorporated, used by permission.

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