Filipino Cheese Pimiento

Ingredients:

1 cup American Cheese,or any Quickmelt cheese finely shredded
3 tablespoons Pimiento, finely chopped
1/4 cup Evaporated Milk
2 tablespoons Butter, melted hot
Pinch of Salt and Pepper(optional)

1 Mix the cheese, pimiento and evaporated milk thoroughly.
2 Add the hot butter and mix to have a spreading consistency.
3 Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4 Spread onto slices of toasted loaf bread and serve as a snack or merienda.


TIPS:
For easier shredding and handling, freeze the cheese for at least an hour.

No Canned Pimientos? Use RED bell peppers. Drop a whole red bell pepper onto boiling water for 2-3 minutes, remove seeds and ribs and chop finely.

Do not remove the skin of the red bell peppers, or you would end up with a pale red, almost orange color pimiento.

If you can find the small sweet cherry peppers, use them instead of the red bell peppers. They are usually sold as ingredient for salads.

Substitute regular milk, cream or half and half for the evaporated milk if you don't want the spread to be a little on the sweet side.