{"id":960,"date":"2026-01-19T20:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=960"},"modified":"2026-01-19T20:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:11:30","slug":"hanky-panky-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/19\/hanky-panky-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanky Panky Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Hanky Panky Bites<\/h2>\n<p>A classic Midwest party appetizer\u2014savory, cheesy, and ridiculously addictive. Perfect for gatherings, game day, or holidays.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 lb ground pork sausage (mild or hot, your choice)<\/li>\n<li>1 lb Velveeta cheese, cubed<\/li>\n<li>1 loaf cocktail rye bread (or pumpernickel rounds)<\/li>\n<li>Optional:\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp onion powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (for heat)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the meat:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef and sausage together until fully cooked. Drain excess grease.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add cheese:<\/strong><br \/>\nLower the heat and add the cubed Velveeta to the skillet. Stir until completely melted and smooth.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Season (optional):<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, and red pepper flakes if using.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble:<\/strong><br \/>\nSpoon about 1\u20132 tablespoons of the meat-and-cheese mixture onto each slice of cocktail rye bread.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake:<\/strong><br \/>\nArrange on a baking sheet and bake at <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong> for <strong>10\u201312 minutes<\/strong>, until hot and bubbly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong><br \/>\nServe warm and watch them disappear fast<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Make-Ahead &amp; Freezer Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>You can assemble the bites, freeze them unbaked, then bake straight from frozen at 375\u00b0F for 15\u201318 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>The meat-cheese mixture can also be made ahead and refrigerated up to 2 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hanky Panky Bites A classic Midwest party appetizer\u2014savory, cheesy, and ridiculously addictive. Perfect for gatherings, game day, or holidays. Ingredients&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":962,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/960\/revisions\/962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}