Cheddar Cheese Crackers

By redkathy

Ingredients

• 1 Stick of Butter – at room temperature
• 2 Cups Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Details

Adapted from theessenceofwomanhood.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat your oven to 325° and get out your food processor.
2. Throw all of those ingredients into the food processor and pulse until well mixed, about 10 times.
3. Dump the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface and use your hands to bring it together forming a ball of dough.
4. If the consistency allows, roll the dough out into a very thin layer, maybe 1/8 inch thick. If the dough is too loose to roll, toss it into the fridge for 15 minutes.
5. Once rolled out, cut the crackers. You can use cookie cutters here if you would like fancy shapes, but I just used a pizza cutter for basic crackers. It’s your call.
6. Place the crackers onto a cookie sheet covered with foil, parchment paper, greased wax paper, or even better, a Silpat baking mat.
7. Bake for 11 minutes or until the crackers start to get just golden on the edges.
8. Place on a cooling rack until the crackers are no longer warm.
(www.eatingcleveland.com/2008/06/25/cheese-crackers-recipe/)

Notes:Well, this mix was really crumbly and never did come together to form a dough. I pressed it into a log about 14” long and 2” high and sliced it. I pressed each slice to the thickness of a cracker. They had to bake for 20 minutes.

The end result was very good.