Easy Homemade Cheese Crackers
Light and crisp crackers packed with intense cheesy flavours. This is a quick and easy snack to make for kids and adults alike! You won't want to go back to grocery store crackers again! This snack is seriously addicting!
Ingredients
- ½ cup cold butter cubed 115 g
- ½ lb grated cheddar cheese or cheese of choice 227 g
- ¼ teaspoon dry mustard powder 1.75 ml
- ½ teaspoon paprika 2.5 ml
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour 155 g
- 1-2 Tablespoons cold water 15-30 ml
Instructions
- In a food processor add the flour, paprika, mustard powder, and cheese.
- Blitz or pulse to incorporate into a uniform crumbly mixture.
- With the food processor on low, add the cubes of cold butter through the funnel.
- Stop once all the butter is in. Don't over work the dough.
- With the food processor on low, add a little bit of the cold water through the funnel.
- As soon as the the dough clumps together, stop the machine. (You may need some or all of the water)
- Tip the dough out onto the counter and shape into a disk.
- Wrap in plastic wrap.
- Allow the dough to chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 400 ºF (200 ºC).
- Roll the dough out thinly on a floured surface.
- Cut into little squares or shapes with cookie cutters.
- Place the dough onto a baking sheet and chill in the freezer for 15 minutes. This step will ensure the crackers hold their shape and the butter doesn't ooze out.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 10 -12 minutes, or until crisp and golden.
- Remove, cool, and enjoy!