Later in the month, I will be heading to a potluck. It is far-away, and in a park, so I needed something that would be very portable, and good cold. I also wanted something savory and vegetarian, because there’s always tons of meat and sweets at these things. Though I may experiment with a few more ideas, so far, testing is positive for these little ghosties. I used a 4″ ghost cookie-cutter, so these are a perfect snack size. They are also tasty.
Indredients:
2 cans Pilsbury Crescent seamless dough (because making dough is a pain in my ghoulish butt)
1 small green bell pepper finely chopped
1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/2 potato, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp oregano
Olive oil
Salt & pepper to taste
1/2 c cream cheese
1 egg
1 tblsp water
1/2 c cheddar cheese, grated
Toss veggies with salt, pepper, oregano, and a light drizzle of olive oil. Spread on greased cookie sheet and roast at 350° for about 20 minutes, until veggies are tender and a little brown on the edges. Dump them in a bowl and mix them with the cream cheese while still warm, so the cream cheese mixes more easily. Set aside.
Roll out your dough, rolling each can separately, to about 1/8″ thickness. I just tried to get it thin–the dough is very springy. On one sheet, use your ghost cookie-cutter to lightly score shapes so you know where to put the filling. Put a forkful of filling on each ghost shape, avoiding the edges:
Place second dough sheet over the first, and press around the filling, so you can see where it is when you cut out your shapes:
Cut out your little ghosties. Mix egg and water in a small bowl, and brush the tops of each ghost lightly but thoroughly. Put a pinch of grated cheddar on top of each ghost.
Place ghosts on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375° for 12 minutes. Makes about 10 ghosties.
Enjoy!
Now, I know you love my blog, right? Well, the Countdown to Halloween list is up, and I’m betting that, if you like my spooky digs, you will like some of these as well!
And now, some delicious links:
- Ghoul Friday makes a skull, book, and candle decoration with a dollar store skull and pvc pipe.
- Tatertots and Jello makes cute treat ‘bags’ out of tin cans.
- Hoosier Homemade does a yummy Halloween breakfast.
- How cute are these monster cupcakes by Created by Diane?
- Easy and pretty jack-o-lantern votives. Bet you could find lots of dollar-store glass to use for these.
- Adorable mini bat candy covers by Skip to My Lou.
- Silhouette pumpkin by HGTV
