Turnips 2 Tangerines: Apple Butterkäse Bites-Football Friday

On the Menu Today~
Apple Butterkase Bites

Time again for Football Friday and
The Game Day Recipe~

Fast and Easy...
Cheesy and Delicious..
With a slight crunch from the Apple.

Butterkäse, translates to "butter cheese" in German,
is a semi-soft, cow's milk cheese popular in Germany.
"Butter Cheese" originated in Germany and
is made throughout Germany and Austria.
It's name literally means "butter cheese" because of it's butter-like texture.
It is also called Dämenkäse or "ladies cheese" because
it's delicately flavored, odorless and
quite complementary to most foods and wines.

Butterkäse has a buttery flavor and appearance.
Mild in taste due to it's brief aging time.
The softness and mildly salty flavor is similar to Munster and Gouda cheeses.
The texture of Butterkäse is smooth, and creamy.
Sometimes nearly spreadable depending on
the firmness achieved by the cheese monger.

Butterkäse cheese is often sliced and
added to dough, put in sandwiches or melted in cooking.
Butterkäse is produced at Edelweiss Creamery in the Alpine Tradition in Monroe, Wisconsin.
Edelweiss Creamery Wisconsin Gourmet Cheese Cheese and Artisan Cheese Emmi Roth USA

Apple Butterkase Bites

Ingredients

1 (8 oz) tube refrigerated crescent rolls
1 tart apple, peeled and thinly sliced in 24 slices
1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice (recipe follows)
5 ounces butterkase cheese, cut into 24 cubes

Cooking Directions

Unroll crescent roll dough into one long rectangle; seal seams and perforations.
Sprinkle with apple pie spice. Cut into 24 squares.
Lightly press squares into the bottom and up the sides of ungreased miniature muffin cups.
Bake at 375º for 3 minutes. Place a thin slice of apple into each cup, cutting apple to fit if necessary. Place a piece of cheese into each cup.
Bake 6 to 8 minutes longer or until golden brown, cheese is melted and apple is tender
Watch Carefully, they will burn.