Last week my wife & I went to a 4-course dinner for Valentine's Day at one of the nicest restaurants in the area. Courses 2-4 allowed you to chose between two options. When it came to the main course, The Mrs chose butter-poached lobster tail over beef tenderloin -- not because she likes it better, but because she liked the sides better. She said that is often how she will chose an entree selection.
Well, in the dinner I made yesterday the sides quite possibly stole the show!
They are pretty easy to make too. You can use either biscuit dough or crescent roll dough. I used crescent roll. I lumped it together in a mound and then rolled it flat with a rolling pin. Then I used a circular cutout to make rounds about 3 inches wide.
Melt some butter in a small bowl and add a pinch of salt and some cayenne pepper. Then use a basting brush to paint the little rounds with your butter mixture. Then top on half of the round with a little shredded cheese and some sliced green onions. You could use other cheeses as well, or chives instead of green onions. But don't put too much inside these because you need to be able to close them.
Then fold the other half over top and press the edge together with a fork. Brush the top with your butter mixture and arrange them on a baking sheet with parchment paper. The parchment paper will help so they don't stick ... and it makes clean-up really easy.
Bake them for around 10-13 minutes at 375 degrees until they are golden brown and the cheese has melted. They are crazy delicious. I probably could have eaten a dozen of these little goodies. They will also make a perfect appetizer for a party you're hosting.
Now that I'm thinking about it, you could easily make these sweet as well. Fill them with some apples or pears, and brush the top with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Now I have something else to try!
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