Crunchy Cheese Biscuits
Ready In: 35 mins
Yields: 50 biscuits
Ingredients
- 200 g plain flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne
- 150 g butter
- 75 g cheddar cheese (extra mature is best)
- 25 g parmesan cheese
- 1 egg (seperated)
- 25 g poppy seeds
- 25 g sesame seeds
- salt
Directions
- preheat oven to 180degrees gas mark 4, line 2 baking trays sift flour mustard cayene and a good pinch salt.
- rub in butter and then stir in cheeses, add egg yolk abd 2 teaspoons cold water stir until the mixture forms clumps, mix with hands and shape into slab about 2cm thick and wrap in clingfilm and chill for 30 minutes
- roll out a third of dough between two sheets of cling film 2 cm thick ( you wont need to use flour each time which keeps biscuits crisp).
- remove top sheet and cut dough into stars or circles with cutter. put on baking tray and repeat with rest of dough.
- lightly beat egg whiteand bruch on star biscuits, sprinkle with poppy/ sesame or both or leave plain.
- bake for 12-14 mins leave to cool on wire rack. pack into decorative box with papper and ribbon as x mas pressie or store in airtight container.
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