Recipe type: Snack,Appetizer
Author: Jillian
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 3 grinds black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 packed cup of sharp cheddar cheese, shredded(feel free to use other varieties of cheese, asiago, gryere, peccorino...)
- 3-4 Tbsp cold water
- Place first 4 ingredients in bowl
- Stir ingredients to combine
- Place butter in bowl
- Use fork and mix and mash butter and flour mixture until little balls throughout(looks like coarse meal)
- Add cheddar cheese
- Mix with fork
- Add water and mix after each Tbsp(dough should come together nicely)
- Knead dough in bowl for 5 minutes with hand until dough is pliable and not sticky(should be similar to play dough consistency
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and place in freezer for thirty minutes
- Cut dough in thirds and roll out each third as needed, to 1/8 inch thick on parchment paper, or Silpat(if you roll out thinner than 1/8 inch, crackers will be crunchier and will not puff up) you will get the hand of it after the first 1/3 of the crackers come out of the oven
- Use cookie cutters and cut out shapes, or cut into squares or other desired shapes with pastry wheel or sharp knife
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place parchment or Silpat on sheet tray and place in freezer for 10 minutes(enough time for the fat to solidify, making crispier crackers)
- Bake crackers for 10-16 minutes or until pumpkin colored flecks appear
- Let crackers cool completely before snacking(gives them time to crisp)
Recipe by Food Filled Life at http://foodfilledlife.com/2012/11/04/cheese-crackers/