Cheese Stars
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Author: Christine
Serves: 30
Ingredients
- 50g self-raising flour
- Pinch cayenne
- 25g softened butter
- 80g finely grated red Leicester
- 20g freshly grated Parmesan, about 4 tablespoons
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC/gas mark 6.
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Just using hands if you have children involved or everything straight into the food processor if you’re on your own (or in a hurry!) You shouldn’t need any liquid to bind this. It looks crumbly but after a few kneads it comes together smoothly.
- Dust a surface with flour and roll out to around 3 mm thick (if they are very thin they tend to burn). Keep clumping the mixture together to use every last bit.
- Put on lined or greased trays in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes. Check after 8. The biscuits crisp up while they are cooling.
- How many you get depends on the size of your cutter. Tiny shapes work well as snacks with drinks.
- If you don’t have red Leicester or Parmesan you can use a mature cheese instead. Take care with the cayenne, it can be peppery if you use too much.