Blue Ridge Pumpernickel Toast
Why I Love This Recipe
Feed hungry guests without sacrificing style or money with this recipes from Fiore Ristorante Toscana in Asheville, NC. This appetizer requires only five ingredients and costs just $0.23 per serving!
Ingredients You'll Need
2 oz. loaf of pumpernickel bread (thinly sliced)
8 oz. cream cheese
2 oz. local honey
9 oz. jar of green jalapeno jelly
9 oz. jar of hot raspberry jelly
Directions
Cut pumpernickel into 2” squares, then make one diagonal cut to create triangles.
Lightly toast pumpernickel triangles at 375 degrees for 3 minutes.
Whip cream cheese with honey. (We recommend honey from your local farmer’s market.)
Place cream cheese mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a small star tip.
Pipe cream cheese onto pumpernickel triangles and set aside.
On a stove, warm raspberry jelly and green pepper jelly in separate pots.
Heat over medium heat and stir until hot.
Remove from heat and spoon hot jellies on the pumpernickel, placing a dot of each on top of the cream cheese.
