El Charro Floyd Recipes

CHILES RELLENOS - TUCSON'S EL CHARRO

Steps:

• Stuff each chile with cheese, and set aside.
• Separate eggs and beat the whites until stiff. Beat yolks and fold into whites, along with flour, salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet. Dip stuffed chiles, one at a time, into egg batter, then remove with a large spoon. Carefully lower coated chiles into hot oil, 3 or 4 at a time. Fry until golden brown on both sides. The chiles may be made ahead to this point.
• To serve immediately, arrange on platter or individual plates and pour warm Taco Sauce over each chile. Garnish with more cheese and run under broiler to melt cheese, if desired.
• May be made in advance up to the point of topping with cheese, and reheated in a 400-degree oven about 10 minutes.

CHURRO CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add vanilla; mix well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on low speed after each just until blended.
• Combine cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle half onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Unroll 1 can crescent dough on lightly floured surface; firmly press perforations and seams together to seal. Roll out dough to 13x9-inch rectangle; place in prepared pan. Spread with cream cheese mixture.
• Repeat rolling out of dough with remaining can of crescent dough; place over cream cheese-topped dough in pan. Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

GARLIC PUREE - TUCSON'S EL CHARRO

Steps:

• Smash the cloves with the side of a wide knife; the peel will slip off easily then. Put the peeled garlic in a blender with the water, and puree. Use within a week.