Blue Cheese Pecan Crackers

By Tufgrlz

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups pecan halves
• 1 large egg, separated
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
• 8 ounces blue cheese, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Spread ½ cup of the pecans on an ungreased baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 7 minutes. Watch carefully, these can burn quickly. When you begin to smell a toasty pecan fragrance, they’re done! Cool pecans.

Finely chop cooled pecans. In a food processor, combine butter and cheese until smooth. Add egg yolk and process again until combined. Add flour and chopped pecans and process just until a dough forms.

Empty dough on a work surface, and divide into two halves. On sheets of wax paper, form each half into a log that is about 1¼ ” in diameter and about 12″ long. Wrap each log in wax paper and freeze for about 30 minutes, or refrigerate for about 4 hours, just until firm.

Preheat oven to 375F. Slice logs into ¼” thick slices and arrange about ½” apart on greased baking sheets. Top each cracker with a pecan half, pressing lightly into the dough. Brush entire cracker with lightly beaten egg white. Bake until golden, about 10-13 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.