I remember my friend Misty telling me years ago she missed crunchy snacks, they were short on money. Crunchy snacks are the first food to skip when your food budget needs to be cut. My family had a food budget issue a couple years ago as well and Misty is right. Crunchy snacks are so yummy, but not required, so they are the first to be cut from the pantry. I like cheese crackers (my ultimate crunchy snack) a lot, so when my cooking mindset was, need is the mother of invention, I figured out how to make cheese crackers. Today I decided to change the recipe. Since I have a WonderMill, why not use it. I ground up some brown rice for my crackers, so these crackers are gluten free. Sorry they are not dairy free though. The other change was to use sharp cheddar. I grew up eating mild cheddar. It wasn't until after I was married that my palet opened up to all sort of cheeses with much stronger flavors. Sharp cheddar will make these crackers over the top cheese, so please don't substitute the cheese. You have my blessing and permission to use any sort of flour, but do not change the cheese.
Cheese packed crunchy snacks, you are my comfort snack.
1 1/2 cups Brown Rice Flour (or your choice of flour)
12 ounces finely shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1/2 cup Softened Butter
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
2 tablespoons Milk
Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
Combine all the ingredients together in a mixer with a paddle attachment or in a food processor.
Mix until a dough forms.
Portion the dough into quarters and roll a piece at a time between to pieces of parchment paper the same size as the cookie sheets you will bake the crackers on. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick.
Cut the dough into one inch squares, using toothpick poke the middle of each dough square once.
Gently lift dough on parchment paper to cookie sheets.
Bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges begin to brown.
Allow crackers to cool completely on a wire rack.
Store crackers in airtight container for up to 3 days.
Enjoy!
Cheese Crackers
Printable Recipe Found Here
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Brown Rice Flour (or your choice of flour)
12 ounces finely shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
1/2 cup Softened Butter
1 teaspoon Sea Salt
2 tablespoons Milk
Process:
Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
Combine all the ingredients together in a mixer with a paddle attachment or in a food processor.
Mix until a dough forms.
Portion the dough into quarters and roll a piece at a time between to pieces of parchment paper the same size as the cookie sheets you will bake the crackers on. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick.
Cut the dough into one inch squares, using toothpick poke the middle of each dough square once.
Gently lift dough on parchment paper to cookie sheets.
Bake for 12-15 minutes until the edges begin to brown.
Allow crackers to cool completely on a wire rack.
Store crackers in airtight container for up to 3 days.
Enjoy!
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