Spicy pimento cheese spread

A slightly spicier version of my mom's pimento cheese recipe. This cheese spread is great on a burger or you can spread it between white bread for a flavorful sandwich. One of my favorite ways to serve this pimento cheese is spread on crackers or pretzels.
YIELD
around 2 cups of pimento cheese
PREP TIME
schedule 20 minutes
TOTAL TIME
schedule 20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound Cheddar cheese (mixture of sharp cheddar and medium cheddar)
  • 34 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 ounces jar chopped pimento
  • 14 to 12 teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
  • 30 to 40 slices of pickled jalapenos, drained
  • salt and black pepper to taste

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Directions:

Grate the cheddar in food processor or on hand grater. 

Add cheese to a large bowl with sugar and mayonnaise and stir to combine. 

Add the cheese mixture back to the food processor with the blade attachment instead of the grating attachment. 

Pulse the processor until you get your desired consistency. 

Add half of the pimentos and some of the liquid from the jar. This will loosen the cheese mixture in the food processor a little and should allow it to become a bit smoother. 

When the cheese mixture looks like it would be spreadable, taste it and add any salt and pepper that it might need. 

Add the cayenne pepper powder. You can adjust how spicy you want the pimento cheese at this point. Use the larger amount for an extra spicy kick.  

Add the jalapenos, the remaining pimentos and all the liquid from the pimento jar and pulse one or two more times. This will allow your pimento cheese to have visible jalapenos and pimentos in it. If you add the jalapenos and pimentos all at the beginning, you will blitz it until it's all too small to see. 

Package up the pimento cheese and store in the fridge for a week or so. 

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