Lynne Tolley from Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House made Whiskey Pecan Brie Bites and a Summer Nights Cocktail. For more information about Miss Mary Bobo's Boarding House in Lynchburg, or to make reservations, visit https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/Miss-Mary-Bobos-Restaurant or call (931) 759-7394.
Whiskey Bacon Brie Bites
Makes 15 Bites
3 slices bacon, cooked slightly crispy
¼ cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 Tablespoon Jack Daniel Tennessee Whiskey
¼ cup toasted pecans, chopped
Pinch of salt
8 oz round of Brie cheese
1 pkg (15) frozen mini phyllo shells
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove shells from package and place them on a baking pan. Put into oven for 3-5 minutes to get toasty being careful not to get too brown. Remove from oven. Stir together sugar, butter, whiskey, pecans, and salt in small bowl. Cut the brie into squares about ¼ inch in size.
Place a cube of brie into each shell and top with ½ teaspoon of whiskey sugar mixture. Lay a square of bacon on top of each.
Place the filled shells in oven and bake for 10 minutes or until the brie has melted and is bubbly.
Remove from oven and serve warm or at room temperature.
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Summer Nights Cocktail
1 oz Jack Daniel Tennessee Whiskey
½ oz Jack Daniel Tennessee honey
½ oz orange liqueur (triple sec or Cointreau)
1 oz fresh lemon juice
½ oz simple syrup
Sugar/cayenne for garnish (5 parts sugar, 1 part cayenne)
Rub the edge of a martini glass with a moistened finger then dip into a saucer containing mixture of sugar & cayenne to garnish the rim. Shake all ingredients except sugar/cayenne in cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into chilled martini glass. Enjoy!
