Jalapeno Poppers

Jalapeno peppers are stuffed with a cream cheese mixture then batteredand deep fried to make delicious little appetizers.

INGREDIENTS:

12 jalapeno peppers, sliced in half lengthwise, seeds removed
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons water
dash salt
1 cup plain dry breadcrumbs
oil for deep frying

PREPARATION:

Fill jalapeno pepper halves with cream cheese and press halves backtogether. Combine eggs, water and salt. Dip jalapeno peppers into eggmixture and into breadcrumbs. Place on a cookie sheet and freeze for 2hours.

Heat oil in deep fryer to 370°. Deep fry peppers in batches for about 3minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer jalapeno poppers to papertowels to drain.