Chef John's Cheesy Crackers

Name: Chef John's Cheesy Crackers
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons paprika; 79 milliliters lightly packed freshly shredded Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters lightly packed shredded sharp Cheddar cheese; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter at room temperature; 1 teaspoons vegetable oil

Chef John's Cheesy Crackers might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 1g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 26 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 36. If you have salt, flour, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and lightly grease with vegetable oil.

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Vegetable Oil

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Aluminum Foil

Baking Sheet

Place butter into a mixing bowl; add Cheddar cheese, Parmesan cheese, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt.

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Parmesan

Cayenne Pepper

Cheddar Cheese

Paprika

Butter

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Mix together with the back of a spatula until thoroughly combined.

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Spatula

Mix flour into cheese mixture with a fork until crumbly.

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Cheese

All Purpose Flour

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.

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Dough

Water

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Spatula

Transfer dough to a work surface and press into a thick, flattened disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

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.

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Dough

Roll

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Pizza Cutter

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.

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Crackers