Cooking with Love

with Gianna Conte    (Jan)

Chili Dip

You will add this to your appetizer repertoire because there are only a few ingredients. It does not look appetizing, however, once your guests taste it, they won't be able to stop. Let's start ......

1 can of Hormel chili with NO BEANS

1 8 oz bar of cream cheese

2 Tbsp jarred chilli sauce (you can make this as spicy as you want)

1 can of baked beans, rinsed

Put all ingredients in a microwave safe bowl.

Melt all through and mix well.

Serve with tortilla chips, pita chips, or celery sticks 

You'll be making this again, for sure.

Ugly but delicious chili dip

Ugly but delicious chili dip

Comments

02.09.2019 16:58

Maria from Massapequa

Love this dip but I use the Hormel chili WITH beans instead! Watch out air quality!!!!

02.09.2019 19:58

Jan Conte

The original recipe is NO BEANS, however, I wanted to stretch the dip. It did, but I usually don't add beans and hot chili spread. People did like a little heat. Thanks for your comment.



Let's get baking!


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees


 1 whole thin skinned orange, remove the stem and cut in quarters. Keep the skin on the oranges.

In a clean large food processor, add the orange quarters, 1 1/4 cups of sugar, three large eggs, 1 tsp of vanilla, 1 tsp of orange extract, 1 tbsp of Triple Sec liqueur, optional, 2/3 cup vegetable oil. 


Pulse all ingredients in the processor and then puree until mixture becomes a batter with specs of orange peel.


Add to the processor:


2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt


Process all dry ingredients until they are entirely incorporated into the batter.


Bake in a greased and floured spring pan, using a parchment paper circle on top of the greased bottom.*


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place in the center rack of the oven.  Bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on your oven.


Remove from your oven and let it cool down completely. Dust with powdered sugar or make a drizzle of 1/4 cup powdered sugar and fresh squeezed orange until thick and smooth.  Pour onto the cooled fresh orange cake.


*if you don't have a large processor, you can use a blender.


Enjoy with some espresso and close your eyes and it will feel like you're in Sicily.