Everyone loves cheese, right? These crackers are savory, a break from the usual sugary baked goods. My family absolutely adores these, so whenever i make them, they are gone within the day.
Another great thing about this recipe is that it needs very minimal equipment (i.e. if you do not have an electric beater you can also mix by hand). You can also probably put the dough together in about 10 minutes, but note that you need to chill the dough for 30 minutes later.
Makes approximately 25 1.5 inch wide crackers.
Ingredients:
113 grams butter, at room temperature
85 grams grated Parmesan cheese
156 grams (1 1/4 cups) all purpose (plain) flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried/fresh herbs (I used dried italian mixed herbs, you can use fresh or dried thyme, rosemary etc)
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
Prepare the butter in one bowl. Measure out the parmesan cheese, all purpose flour, salt, herbs and black pepper in another bowl.
1. Beat the butter on medium speed for about 2 - 3 minutes until creamy.
2. Whisk the dry ingredients together thoroughly. Use a bigger bowl if possible so that you have an easier time keeping your flour in the bowl.
3. Add in all the floury-cheese mixture into the creamed butter.
It will first look crumbly.
Then it will start to come together like this.
Use a spatula to form into a smooth dough.
4. Transfer the dough to a cling wrap.
5. Using your hands, make it into a log of about 13 inches, or to the diameter you like your cookies to be.
6. Cling wrap the dough, then put it into the freezer for 30 minutes to firm up. If you want your dough to remain a perfect round shape you can rotate the side your log rest on about every 10 minutes. About 10 minutes before you want to bake the dough, preheat your oven to 176 degree Celsius (350 degree Fahrenheit).
7. Take the dough out of the fridge, remove the cling wrap, then use a sharp knife and cut the log crosswise into 1/4 to 1/2 inches slices, depending on your preference.
8. Place the crackers about 1.5 inches apart on a baking tray and bake for 22 minutes.
9. Either cool them on a wire rack or leave them to cool on the pan, both ways are fine.
Enjoy!
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