Easy Cheese Crackers Recipe
This easy cheese crackers recipe is a great one for parties and gathering, but you can also served as a snack. Great with beer!
Servings: 30 crackers
Calories: 110kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter cold and cubed
- 2 cups shredded cheese Cheddar Mozzarella, Gruyere etc.
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 1 egg yolk for brushing the crackers before baking
- Optional: Sesame seeds poppy seeds, caraway seeds etc.
Instructions
- Mix flour and salt together in a bowl.
- Add cold, cubed butter and mix it in the flour until you obtain a sandy mixture.
- Add the cheese and the sour cream and mix until you obtain a stiff dough.
- If the dough is too sticky, dust it with a teaspoon of flour and lightly knead it to incorporate the flour.
- Wrap dough in foil and place it in the refrigerator for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- Take the dough out and split it in two parts.
- Cover a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Roll out the dough on the parchment paper, aprox ⅛ of an inch thick(3mm).
- Use a pizza cutter to slice the dough sheet in squares, then in triangles.
- Pinch each triangle with a fork.
- Beat one egg and brush each triangle of dough with it.
- Sprinkle poppy seeds, sesame seeds or caraway over the dough and bake the crackers at 350F/180C for 15 minutes until golden brown.
- Repeat the process with the second piece of dough.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 190IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg
