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Cheese and chile squares

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Ingredients:
2 ozParmesan cheese, cut in
-several pieces
2 (4-ounce) cans mild or hot
-green chiles
4 ozLonghorn cheddar cheese
-chilled
12 ozMonterey Jack cheese
-chilled
1 tspSalt
Several dashes Tabasco sauce
10 Eggs, divided
1/3 cupAll-purpose flour
1 tspBaking powder
1/2 cupMelted butter
2 cupCottage cheese
Procedures:
1Using the metal blade, drop the parmesan cheese pieces through the feed tube with the motor running and process until finely grated.
2Remove and set aside.
3Without washing the workbowl, use the metal blade to chop the chiles.
4Remove and set aside.
5Use the shredding disc to process the cheddar and monterey jack cheeses separately.
6Remove and set aside.
7Using the metal blade, process to combine the salt, tabasco sauce, 2 eggs, flour, baking powder and grated parmesan cheese.
8With the machine running, add the hot melted butter through the feed tube.
9Remove the cover and add the cottage cheese and then process until smooth.
10With the machine running, add 3 eggs through the feed tube.
11Remove 2/3 of the mixture from the workbowl and combine with the cheddar cheese and chiles.
12Add the remaining eggs and monterey jack cheese to the remaining mixture in the workbowl and process 20- 30 seconds.
13Combine the 2 mixtures and spread in a buttered 17x10 inch jelly roll pan.
14Bake 15 minutes in a preheated 400^ oven, then reduce temperature to 350^ and bake about 34-40 minutes more until the cheese is set and firm.
15Cut into squares and serve warm with your favorite salsa.
16Makes 24 thin slices.
17Note: if you have a large capacity machine, all the eggs may be added at once and both cheeses may be added and combined in the processor bowl.
18This typical appetizer is usually baked in a rectangular pan and cut in squares.
19The presentation is further enhanced if accompanied by a tomato salsa of your choice.
20It should be served warm, but can be baked ahead and reheated.
21I have a cookbook that brings together several of my all time favorites: anne lindsay greer--one of my favorite chefs, is the author food processor adapted--a real joy in food preparation sw cuisine--my soul food! it"s called cuisine of the american southwest, by anne lindsay greer.
22Here"s a recipe i"ve made often, and it"s always a hit.
23Food & wine rt [*] category 3, topic 8 message 7 sat dec 12, 1992 petchy [court.jester] at 11:16 est mm by qbtomm and sylvia steiger, genie the.steigers, ci$ 71511,2253, gt cookbook echo moderator, net/node 004/00