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spinach cheese bites using crescent dough
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Spinach Cheese Mini Bites
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Resting Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 
Servings: 24 Mini Bites
Author: Sangeetha Priya
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Filling
  • 4 oz of fresh or frozen Spinach I use organic mix of Spinach and Kale
  • 5 Oz Cream Cheese softened
  • 2 Tbsp Sour Cream or Hung Curd or Ricotta Cheese
  • 1/3 Cup Sharp Cheddar or Provolone Cheese
  • 1/2 Cup English Cheddar Cheese or Pepper Jack Cheese
  • Spiced Salt - 2 tsp
  • Chopped Capsicum - 1.5 Tbsp
  • Bread Crumbs- 2 Tbsp
For Brushing over Cheese Bites
  • Melted Butter - 2 Tbsp
  • Optional Italian Herb Mix - 2 tsp
  • Spiced Salt - 1 tsp
  • Parmesan Cheese powder - 2 tsp
  • And
1 can Store Bought Crescent Dough Sheet or Homemade Crescent Dough
Instructions
How to prepare the filling
  1. I have used fresh organic spinach and kale, so chopped and wilted.
  2. Drain excess water from it.
  3. In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and curd or ricotta cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
  4. Stir in spinach, shredded cheese and capsicum, spiced salt and bread crumbs until well blended.
How to make Spinach Cheese Bites
  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. If the muffin pan is non-stick no need to grease otherwise lightly spray mini muffin cups with oil or melted butter.
  3. Roll homemade dough to 12 X 8 or Unroll 1 store bought dough sheet; press into 12x8-inch rectangle.
  4. If the dough is so pliable you can freeze it for 5 - 10 minutes to work with.
  5. Cut dough sheet into 24 squares as shown in picture below.
  6. Press 1 square in bottom and up side of each mini muffin cup.
  7. Spoon 1 rounded tablespoon of spinach mixture into each cup as shown.
  8. Repeat with remaining dough sheet and filling.
  9. Apply herb mix over the sides of each unbaked spinach cheese bites.
  10. Freeze them for 15 minutes at least before baking them.
  11. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until edges of dough are golden brown.
  12. Immediately remove from pan to serving platter.
  13. Apply some herb mix when they are warm and Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
  1. The recipe for homemade crescent dough with 2 cups of All-Purpose Flour yields 36 mini bites as shown here, so do prepare accordingly.
  2. You can make the dough, filling ahead of time, arrange everything in a pan, freeze for a while.
  3. Then pack it in zip lock again freeze it till you need.
  4. Don't need to thaw the assembled bites and whenever you need just bake in preheated oven as directly from the freezer.
  5. For more dough storing tips, do refer HERE.