Savoury Cheesecake Bites

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 60 pieces servings

Three different fillings provide a variety of tastes and colours. If you prefer one filling only, triple the ingredients for the one you choose.

Ingredients

3/4 cup dry bread crumbs 3/4 3/4cup cupdry bread crumbs
3 tbsp butter , melted3 3tbsp tbspbutter, melted
1 pkg cream cheese , softened1 1pkg pkgcream cheese, softened
2 eggs 2 2eggeggs
1-1/2 tsp all-purpose flour 1-1/2 1-1/2tsp tspall-purpose flour
1 Pinch salt 1 1Pinch Pinchsalt
1 Pinch pepper 1 1Pinch Pinchpepper
1 cup sour cream 1 1cup cupsour cream
Smoked Salmon Filling:
1/3 1/3cup cupfinely chopped smoked salmon, (about 2 oz/50 g)
1 tbsp chopped fresh dill 1 1tbsp tbspchopped fresh dill
2 tsp lemon juice 2 2tsp tsplemon juice
Fresh dill sprigs Fresh dill sprigs
Peppy Pizza Filling:
2 tbsp tomato sauce 2 2tbsp tbsptomato sauce
1 tbsp freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 1tbsp tbspfreshly grated parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp dried basil 1/2 1/2tsp tspdried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano 1/4 1/4tsp tspdried oregano
1/4 1/4small sweet red peppersweet red peppers, finely diced
slivered Sweet red pepper slivered Sweet red pepperSweet red peppers
Tex-Mex Filling:
1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander 1 1tbsp tbspchopped fresh coriander
1 tbsp lime juice 1 1tbsp tbsplime juice
1/2 tsp chili powder 1/2 1/2tsp tspchili powder
1/4 tsp ground cumin 1/4 1/4tsp tspground cumin
1/4 tsp ground ginger 1/4 1/4tsp tspground ginger

Preparation

Spray 5 miniature tart tins generously with nonstick cooking spray or brush evenly with shortening. In bowl, combine bread crumbs and butter until moistened. Press 1 tsp (5 mL) into bottom of each tart tin. Bake in 300°F (150°C) oven for 8 minutes or until toasted and set.

In bowl, beat cream cheese; beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in flour, salt and pepper; beat in sour cream. Divide batter among 3 bowls.

Smoked Salmon Filling: Stir salmon, dill and lemon juice into first bowl.

Peppy Pizza Filling: Stir tomato sauce, Parmesan, basil, oregano and diced red pepper into second bowl.

Tex-Mex Filling: Stir coriander, lime juice, chili powder, cumin and ginger into third bowl.

Spoon 1 tbsp (15 mL) filling over each tart base. Bake in 300°F (150°C) oven for 20 to 25 minutes or just until filling is set. Let cool to room temperature on rack. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or for up to 24 hours.

Run knife around edge of each cheesecake to loosen; transfer to serving platter. Garnish smoked salmon cheesecakes with fresh dill sprigs. Garnish pizza cheesecakes with red pepper slivers. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.