Manchego Biscuits

alligirl's Note:

These 'biscuits' should be called 'crackers'. Lovely as is, or spread with quince (membrillo) paste and serve these with almonds and olives for a lovely tapas. Time indicated DOES NOT include 30 minute rest time for the dough. Taken from Gourmet December '02. Cooks' notes: -If your kitchen is warm, roll out dough between 2 sheets of wax paper. -Dough can be chilled, wrapped well, up to 2 days. -Biscuits keep, layered between sheets of wax paper, in an airtight container at room temperature 4 days.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 30.0 2 inch ...

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 2 ounces manchego cheese, finely grated (1 cup)

Directions:

1. Pulse butter, flour, salt, cayenne, and cheese in a food processor just until a dough forms. (Do not overwork dough, or biscuits will be tough.) Gather dough into a ball, then flatten into a 5-inch disk. Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 400°F.
3. Roll out dough into a roughly 14-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin.
4. Working quickly, cut out rounds with a 2 inch floured cookie cutter and arrange 1/2 inch apart on a buttered large baking sheet.
5. Reroll scraps (but only once; chill first if soft) and cut out more rounds, arranging them on same baking sheet.
6. Prick each round 2 or 3 times with a fork.
7. Bake in middle of oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer biscuits to a rack to cool.

Reviews

[diner524]

I really am loving Manchego cheese and it is wonderful in these biscuits/crackers!!! Wonderful nutty salty flavored cracker. I made 1/3 of the recipe in my mini processor, then rolled it into a log and put in the refrigerator over night. Today I cut the log in half and then put the sections onto a egg slicer to get some indentations for where to cut. They baked up nice and crispy in 10 mins. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Made for ZWT8.