Cheese Crackers
Easy to make cheese crackers with just three base ingredients. They can be made gluten-free without any fuss..
Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 115kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour GF 1 cup Gluten free flour + ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 4 cups grated cheese 320 grams (tasty or vintage cheddar ie a hard sharp cheddar cheese)
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- cold water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees celsius (400 F)
- Add all the ingredients to a food processor (excluding the water)
- Pulse until the cracker dough starts to clump together
- Add the cold water 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing the food processor after each addition until you end up with a smooth ball of dough able to be rolled.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface, cut into small squares, you can use a knife, pastry wheel or cookie cutter to do this.
- Make on a baking paper lined try for 10 minutes or until golden.
- Cool on a wire rack then store in an airtight container.
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Notes
- Use very cold water, I use chilled water from my fridge. You can also pop a few ice cubes into your water to chill it.
- You want a really hard cheddar cheese with low moisture content. You can use pre-shredded cheese just make sure it is a hard extra sharp cheddar. (Softer cheeses such edam, Colby or mozzarella don't work well.
- This recipe makes approximately 120 small crackers
- If you want to make fewer cracker you can halve the recipe, alternatively you can split the dough and just cook a portion, the remainder you can seal in plastic wrap and store in your fridge for up to month.
- Paprika, onion powder, garlic powder: These are just flavourings and can be substituted for other things! I have been told this combination is reminiscent of goldfish crackers. . Salt: I find because these crackers are full of cheese they don't need extra salt.
- Garlic & Thyme: ½ teaspoon garlic powder + 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Cheese & Bacon: 1-2 Tablespoons dried bacon bits
- Honey & Rosemary: 1 Tablespoon Honey and 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- Parmesan & Black Pepper: Substitute 1 cup of the cheddar cheese for parmesan and season with black pepper (around ½ a teaspoon)
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 167mg | Iron: 0.3mg