So I made a second batch of these tasty appetizers, but this time I adjusted it by using half gochujang chili paste (1 TBL) and half chive cream cheese (1 TBL).
It was now perfect. You don't think it's spicy at all but slowly a slight tingle at the back of the throat creeps up on you. My only quibble is that the baked pastry isn't as pretty as the original version. I forgot to take a photo, but since the chili paste color is diluted by the white cream cheese, you don't get the beautiful spiral contrast.
However...that's not a big enough issue to keep me from using this adjustment to the recipe.
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It was now perfect. You don't think it's spicy at all but slowly a slight tingle at the back of the throat creeps up on you. My only quibble is that the baked pastry isn't as pretty as the original version. I forgot to take a photo, but since the chili paste color is diluted by the white cream cheese, you don't get the beautiful spiral contrast.
However...that's not a big enough issue to keep me from using this adjustment to the recipe.
Gochujang & Cheddar Pinwheel
This is the first recipe I tried from The Savory Baker (America’s Test Kitchen). It was an instant success that lasted until my taste buds got the memo and then all hell broke loose. My nose was running, eyes were watering and yet I continued to shove this crispy, cheesy, Dear God, spicy spiral...
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