Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Ring Around Tuna (Bisquick, 1967)



Ring Around Tuna
So Quick with New Bisquick, 1967

1 egg, slightly beaten
2 cans (7 oz each) tuna, drained and flaked
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1 tsp celery salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Biscuit Dough (recipe follows)
Cheese Sauce (recipe follows)

Heat oven to 375. Grease baking dish. Reserve 2 tbsp of the egg.

Mix remaining egg, tuna, onion, cheese, parsley, celery salt and pepper. Prepare Biscuit Dough and roll dough into rectangle, 15 x 10 inches. Spread with tuna filling. Roll up, beginning at wide side. Place seam side down in ring on prepared baking sheet.  Pinch ends together. Make 12 cuts, each 2/3 of of the way through ring at 1 inch intervals. Turn each piece on its side, brush with reserved egg. Bake 25-30 minutes. Serve with hot Cheese Sauce. Serves 4-6.

Cheese Sauce:
Melt 1/4 cup butter over low heat. Blend in 1/4 cup Bisquick and 1/4 tsp. EACH salt and pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth and bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 cups milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir one minute. Stir in 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, stirring until cheese melts.

Biscuit Dough:
2 cups Bisquick
1/2 cup cold water

Stir ingredients with fork to a soft dough. Gently smooth dough into a ball on floured cloth covered board.




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