Potato Appetizers

I found these really cute, small potatoes at the grocery store yesterday and decided they would be great appetizer's for Christmas and New Year entertaining. They are only about 1 1/2 inches to 2 inches across.

• Scrub and clean potato's.
• Bake at 375 degree's for about 25 minutes.
• Scoop out most of the potato and mash.
• I added Roasted Red Pepper Hummus to the mashed potato's.
• Add freshly ground black pepper to mixture.
• A touch of cayenne pepper to taste.
• Stuff potato's
• Serve warm.

Comments from Verna's test Kitchen:

Next time I would cut off the ends of the potato's so that they would sit flat.

You can put in any type of filling you like. Making a tiny twice baked potato would be really cool. Spinach would be great in the filling.

Roasted Red Pepper Garlic Hummus:

15 oz. can Garbanzo Beans-rinsed

2 cups Roasted Red Peppers -I used roasted red peppers that I had in my freezer.

1 head garlic roasted

1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice

1 Tablespoon cumin

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 Degrees

• Cut about 1/2 " off top of garlic
• Wrap garlic in parchment paper then in tin foil.
• Bake about 35-45 minutes until cloves are tender.
• Squeeze about 6 cloves into food processor with all remaining ingredients.
• Puree until smooth about 2-3 minutes.
• Season hummus with cayenne pepper to taste.

The white on the picture is duw to my camera.

Have a super wonderful day!

Stay warm if you are in Wisconsin or other parts of the country where it is cold.

Enjoy the weather if you are where the weather is mild.

We have lots of snow in Wisconin with temperatures in the teens. Baby it is cold outside!!!!