Monday, April 5, 2010

FIG AND BLUE CHEESE TARTS (Nadine Clark- Pillsbury Bake-Off)

3oz low-fat cream cheese, room temp
3/4 c blue cheese, room temp
1/4 c orange marmalade
2T balsamic vinegar
16 dried figs, chopped
Big & Flaky crescent rolls
1c chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350* In a small bowl stir cheeses with a fork and set aside.  In 1qt saucepan, stir marmalade and balsamic vinegar over low heat.  Stir in figs and cook 5-7 min, stirring.  Remove from heat.  Remove crescent rolls from package.  Do not unroll.  Cut roll in 16 slices.  Place on 2 cookie sheets and press center with thumb to indent.  Place 2t cheese mixture on each round. Top with 1T fig mixture and 2t pecans.  Bake 15-19 min.  Cool on rack 10 min and serve warm.