Spinach Cheese Cocktail Bites

Submitted by Judy Whitford

"This is a nice little appetizer to serve at parties or with cocktails. The great thing about it is that you make them ahead, freeze and reheat when you are ready to serve them. Nice for when you have unexpected company."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 10 dozen

ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• 1⁄4 cup chives, chopped
• 1 lb edam cheese, grated
• 2 (12 ounce) packages frozen spinach, chopped (Spinach should be thawed and well drained)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. In a 9x13 cake pan, melt butter in the oven. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs; add flour, milk, baking powder, salt, mustard, cayenne and chives. Blend well. Fold in cheese and spinach. Pour into pan on top of butter and bake for 35 minutes or until almost set in center. Allow to sit for about 15 minutes; cut in to bite sized squares and serve warm. These may also be frozen after baking and reheated in a 350 oven for 15-20 minutes at serving time. Makes about 10 dozen.
2. *NOTE: I used 2 pkgs of fresh spinach and chopped in in the food processor because frozen spinach isn't availablein the small Mexican village where I live.