Description
These crunchy, crispy crackers have a big, bold cheese flavor. They’re vastly superior to anything you can get at the store. You can change up the cheeses and the spices. It’s really a fun thing to play around with.
Ingredients
- ½ teaspoon vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup lightly packed shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- ⅓ cup lightly packed freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cold water, or as needed
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease with vegetable oil.
- Place butter into a mixing bowl; add Cheddar cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- paprika
- cayenne pepper
- and salt. Mix together with the back of a spatula until thoroughly combined.
- Mix flour into cheese mixture with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle in cold water
- 1 or 2 drops at a time
- and mix with spatula until it comes together in a dough that holds its shape when squeezed.
- Transfer dough to a work surface and press into a thick
- flattened disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Roll dough out on a floured work surface to about 1/8-inch thick. Use a pizza cutter to cut 1-inch wide strips from the dough. Cut strips crosswise into rectangles about 1 1/2-inches long. Use the back of a bamboo skewer to punch 5 small holes into each cracker. Arrange crackers onto prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until crackers are browned and crisp
- about 15 minutes. Let stand about 3 minutes for crackers to cool and release from the foil. Let cool completely before serving.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 36