Twisted Lemon Bites
4 sheets phyllo (from a 16-ounce box)
2 tablespoons melted butter
4 ounces cream cheese
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1-2 tablespoons Twizzler-infused vodka
1 Twizzler, chopped fine
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12-cup mini-muffin pan with non-stick spray.
Lay 1 phyllo sheet on a cookie sheet; brush with melted butter. Top with another sheet, brush with butter; repeat ending with phyllo sheet. With a biscuit cutter, cut into 12 circles and fit into the muffin tins. Bake 6 minutes or until crisp. Set aside to cool.
In a medium bowl mix together cream cheese with vodka, 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice and half the lemon zest until well combined. Pipe (or spoon) into cooled phyllo cups. Garnish with remaining lemon zest and Twizzler bits.
Serves four to six.
Deborah Pankey, Daily Herald food editor