WINE BOTTLE CHEESE BALL FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE

Our church had a social meeting with a wine expert as a speaker.  I wanted to have some food that would be associated with wine so I decided to make a cheese ball--in the shape of a wine bottle.

Here is the recipe that I found online. I doubled this recipe.

2 Tablespoons of Buffalo wing sauce

1 teaspoon of black pepper

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon season salt

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

8oz. sharp cheddar, grated

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

Mix all ingredients and get ready for an amazing appetizer.

Here is the mixture.

Next, I traced a wine bottle on parchment paper.

Then using the template, I took my mixture and shaped it into the wine bottle cheese ball.

I had this wine stopper that had a bunch of grapes on the top of it. I also printed off a wine label that I found in images online.

I carefully removed the parchment paper and laid the cheese ball onto a silver tray.

I inserted the wine stopper and laid the label over the middle of the 'bottle'.  Then I secured both sides of the label with two toothpicks.

Then, I toasted pecans and pressed them into the remaining exposed areas of the 'cheeseball'.

Finally, I placed crackers on all sides of the 'wine bottle'.

Two cheese knives were laid on the tray.  I also had a tray of green and red grapes to accompany the tray.

The appetizers were a hit.

This would be a great appetizer for New Years.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!