Homemade Cheese Crackers
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Serves:
15 dozen crackers
Prep:
1 Hr 15 Min
Cook:
15 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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18-oz block extra sharp cheddar cheese, grated
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1/2 stickbutter, room temperature
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1 tspkosher salt
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1/4 tspcayenne pepper
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1/2 tsptoasted coriander
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1/2 tsptoasted ground fennel seeds
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1 call purpose flour
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2 Tbspice water
How to Make Homemade Cheese Crackers
- Note: I toast and grind my fennel seeds. I just put them in a non stick pan and toast til lightly brown and fragrant. Then I ground them into a powder. I store it in a extra spice bottle.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix butter cheddar, salt, cayenne pepper, coriander and fennel, until soft and well incorporated.
- Add flour and mix on low speed; the dough will be dry and pebbly. Slowly add the water and continue to mix and the dough comes together into a mass.
Pat dough into a disk, wrap tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour. - Preheat oven 375 F and line baking 2 sheets with parchment paper. Divide the dough into two pieces. Roll each into a very thin (1/8 Inch or less) 10x12 inch retangle. Using a pizza cutter or a fluted pastry cutter, cut the rectangle into 1 inch squares, then transfer unto baking sheet. Punch a hole in the center of each square. I used the end of a beater of a hand mixture. A chop stick works well too.
- Bake for 17 minutes or until puffed and browning at the edges. Watch carefully. Move the crackers to racks to cool. Store into a air tight container.
