Pimento-Cheese-and-Pumpernickel Sandwiches

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Pimento-Cheese-and-Pumpernickel Sandwiches
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Cut into the shape of a bat, these spooky sandwiches will be the hit of the Halloween party. Make your own spicy pimento cheese with sharp yellow cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, and pimento peppers.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups grated sharp yellow cheddar (½ pound)

  • 1 ½ cups grated Monterey Jack cheese (¼ pound)

  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise

  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

  • 1 jar (4 ounces) pimento peppers, drained and coarsely chopped

  • 32 thin slices pumpernickel or favorite sandwich bread

Directions

  1. In a food processor, combine cheeses, mayonnaise, and mustard and process until smooth. Add pimentos; pulse until incorporated. (To store, refrigerate, up to 2 weeks.) Spread 2 tablespoons pimento cheese on each of 16 slices bread and top with remaining slices. With a cookie cutter, cut sandwiches into desired shape.

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