Cheese Stars
 
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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
  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/gas mark 6.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. How many you get depends on the size of your cutter. Tiny shapes work well as snacks with drinks.
  6. 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.
Recipe by tasty at http://tasty.haribotech.co.uk/?p=120