Cheddar Witch's Fingers

Name: Cheddar Witch's Fingers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 30 sliced almonds; 5 Tbsps butter; 2 Tbsps cornmeal; 1 large egg; 177 milliliters all-purpose flour; 30 servings Kosher salt; 237 milliliters 1/4 pound (about packed) shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Cheddar Witch's Fingers If you have egg, butter, cornmeal, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a food processor or bowl, whirl or rub together butter, cheese, flour, and cornmeal until the mixture has the texture of wet sand.

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Cornmeal

Butter

Cheese

All Purpose Flour

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add egg and whirl or stir with a fork until dough holds together.

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Dough

Egg

Scrape dough onto a sheet of cooking paper or parchment, 12 to 14 in. wide and about 14 in. long. Top with another equal-sized sheet of paper and pat dough into a 1/2-in.-thick circle. Wrap in plastic and freeze 15 minutes, or refrigerate up to 3 days.

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Dough

Wrap

Roll dough into a rectangle about 8 in. wide and 10 in. long, working carefully to avoid creases in paper. Return to freezer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 35

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Dough

Roll

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Oven

Peel off top paper and use a sharp knife to cut the dough into 30 strips, each about 1/2 in. thick and 5 in. long.

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Dough

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Knife

Place each strip on a large baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Sprinkle with salt to taste, then use your fingers to round the top of each strip into a fingertip shape. Use a sharp knife to score shallow "knuckle" lines in each finger, then press an almond "nail" into the tip. If you like, bend each finger in places to make it look knobby.

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Almonds