Rosalyn Carter's Cheese Ring

Jenn1270's Note:

This is a great cheese ring...Very yummy and easy!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb sharp cheddar cheese , finely grated
• 1 cup Hellmann's mayonnaise
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• ½ cup finely chopped onion
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• 1 (12 ounce) jar strawberry preserves
• cracker , of your choice (I like whole grain crackers)

Directions:

1. Combine cheese with mayo, chopped nuts and onions.
2. Mix in black pepper and cayenne, and blend thoroughly.
3. Press into a 3-cup ring mold.
4. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
5. To serve, dip mold into a pan of hot water for 15-20 seconds before turning out onto a serving platter. Fill center with strawberry preserves. Serve with crackers of your choice.

Reviews

[jneen]

I bought the cheese already shredded because I was having a party and lots of other cooking. The amount of mayo was fine for my ring mold. It was a hit at the party. I didn't put the onion in but I did add a little extra cayenne. Very good.

[Susie D]

The flavors of this were a nice. I used a extra sharp cheddar & liked it with the other flavors and the savory with the sweet jam was a nice contrast. Like another reviewer I found it had too much mayo, but really thought it was because I reduced the recipe to make half. (I made a log rather than a ring). Next time I would add the mayo in smaller amounts instead of all at once. Made for 2008 Election Eats Game. Thank you for sharing the recipe!

[Kerfuffle-Upon-Wincle]

Made for the 2008 Election Eats tag in TOTM Forum ~ I toasted the pecans in an iron skillet, then chopped them fine in the food processor before adding them to the shredded cheese ~ I also used the food processor to combine the onion, mayo, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and several dashes of cayenne, so that no big bits of onion would be detected. I really believe the mayo should be reduced to 3/4 cup because the mixture was too loose and I had to add four (4) more ounces of shredded extra sharp cheese to make the mixture moldable. Instead of using a ring, I made two (2) cheese logs by rolling them in parchment paper, and served the cheese mixture on Ritz crackers after chilling the logs over night. I wrapped the second log in aluminum foil, then placed it in a zip lock bag to freeze until Thanksgiving.