Something savory to put in a mold?

[Dmmetler]

DD loves making chocolates and has a lot of candy molds, and is planning a kickoff party in a few weeks for the animal club she's organizing. We already have sweet stuff covered. Could DD use her molds to make animal shaped mini cheese balls or something?

[Guest]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini/truly-upsetting-vintage-recipes?utm_term=.tldX7mXRq#.ig56JZ6eO

 

:lol:

 

Plenty to choose from here ;)

[Guest]

More seriously, would something like little shaped meatballs works?

[Dmmetler]

I'm not sure anything cooked after molding would work because some of variations in thickness-for chocolate, it's no problem, but I don't want burnt meat at the edges or uncooked in the middle.

 

We may have to experiment a bit.

[alisoncooks]

Would something like chicken salad (finely chopped) or egg salad work? To serve with crackers.

(Assuming your kiddo isn't as picky as mine; my kids would not touch the stuff.)

 

I think the cheese balls are a great idea!

[Cecropia]

You could try this: flatten out chilled cream cheese between two pieces of plastic wrap. It will have to be pretty thin to work in a candy mold. Line a mold with a little piece of plastic wrap. Cut a little section of the cream cheese to fit the mold; press in. Spread over a thin layer of pesto. Cover with another layer of cream cheese. Chill well and lift out the plastic wrap to unmold, carefully invert onto serving dish and peel off wrap, serve with crackers.

 

This would be a mini variation of a cheese spread that I make with multiple cheese & pesto layers, which I press into a small shallow jello mold or shaped dish.

[ktgrok]

I think cheese balls would be perfect. Cheddar, cream cheese with chives, goat cheese, whatever. 

[happypamama]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariannarebolini/truly-upsetting-vintage-recipes?utm_term=.tldX7mXRq#.ig56JZ6eO

 

:lol:

 

Plenty to choose from here ;)

I do not have words to express adequately my gratitude for this link!! I have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard. DH is going to love this.

 

Jello and fish? Who knew? But I have GOT to make the cute little mashed potato and meatloaf igloos. My smallboys would probably love those.

[JennSnow]

The 1970's called and they want you to back it up and quietly step away from the mold before things which should remain sleeping are awoken...

http://flashbak.com/meals-in-a-mold-the-mid-centurys-love-affair-with-gelatin-34213/

Edited August 14, 2016 by JennSnow

[Dmmetler]

I wonder if cheese straws would hold their shape if I molded them, unmolded them, and baked them?

[Guest]

The 1970's called and they want you to back it up and quietly step away from the mold before things which should remain sleeping are awaken...

 

http://flashbak.com/meals-in-a-mold-the-mid-centurys-love-affair-with-gelatin-34213/

That was what this topic reminded me of, hence the buzzfeed link which another member of the huge so helpfully traumatized me with on a related thread :rofl

[Jaybee]

I wonder if cheese straws would hold their shape if I molded them, unmolded them, and baked them?

 

That's what I was thinking. I have rolled out the cheese straw dough and used a small round cookie cutter to make cheese crackers. (They were great.)

 

ETA: Those links kinda make me feel sick to my stomach. :P 

Edited August 15, 2016 by Jaybee