Cheddar Pepper Crisps Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in cheese. Sprinkle with water and vinegar. Toss with a fork until a ball forms. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 1 hour or until dough is firm., Divide into six portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough into an 8-in. circle. Cut into eight wedges and place on greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with pepper; lightly press into dough. Bake at 375° for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients.
• Cut in the butter until crumbly.
• Stir in cheese.
• Sprinkle with water and vinegar.
• Toss with a fork until a ball forms.
• Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or until dough is firm.
• Divide into 6 portions.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of cough into an 8 inch circle.
• Cut into 8 wedges and place on a greased baking sheet.
• Sprinkle with pepper.
• Lightly press into dough.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 10-14 minutes or until golden brown and crisp.
• Cool on wire racks.
• Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Put the Cheddar, flour, butter, salt, seasoned salt and cayenne in a food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles sand. Add the ice water and pulse until the dough comes together. Form the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat.
• Roll out the dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into squares with a pizza cutter. Use a wooden skewer to poke a small hole in the center of each square. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and bake until golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Allow to cool before packing up.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and cheese until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, garlic powder and cayenne; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans., Shape into eight 10-in. long logs. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are crisp and lightly browned, 12-14 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool. Refrigerate in airtight containers. Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in resealable plastic freezer bags; place in freezer. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand 15 minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed, increasing time by 1-2 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat together butter and Cheddar in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, then beat in remaining ingredients.
• Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls and arrange 3 inches apart on buttered baking sheets. Flatten each ball into a 1 1/2-inch disk and bake in batches in middle of oven until golden, 15 to 18 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300ºF.
• Cut each slice of cheese into 12 (1-inch) pieces; place in single layer on 2 parchment-covered baking sheets.
• Bake 30 min. or until golden brown. Let stand on baking sheets 2 min. Remove to paper towels; drain. Meanwhile, combine remaining ingredients.
• Place crisps in large bowl. Add Parmesan mixture; mix lightly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 c. In a medium bowl, toss cheddar with flour, paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Drop by tablespoons onto parchment lined baking sheets. 6 per sheet.
• Flatten into 3-inch rounds. Bake until golden and bubbling, 10-12 minutes.
• With a thin metal spatula, transfer crisps to a serving plate and cool.
• To store keep in an airtight container between layers of parchment, up to 3 days.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Coarsely grate the cheddar cheese, and transfer it to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cut the two sticks of butter into sixteen pieces, and scatter the pieces over the cheese. Let the cheese and butter soften. Place the pecans in one layer on a baking sheet, and toast them in the oven until they are a shade darker and fragrant, 7 to 8 minutes. While the nuts are still warm, transfer them to a medium bowl and toss with the remaining tablespoon of butter (the hot nuts will melt the butter) and salt to taste. Cool the nuts completely, then finely chop.
• Add the chopped pecans, flour, a pinch of salt, cayenne, and black pepper to the bowl of the mixer, and beat the ingredients at medium speed until the mixture pulls together into a dough, about 2 minutes.
• Divide the dough into eight pieces. On a sheet of waxed paper, roll each piece of the dough into a log 1 inch in diameter, and wrap the logs tightly in waxed paper and foil. Chill the logs for at least 8 hours and up to 1 week. The dough will keep frozen for 2 months.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Working with one log at a time, cut the log crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices, and arrange the slices 1/2 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake the crisps in batches until they are golden and just firm to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool the wafers on the baking sheet. Stored in an airtight container at room temperature, the wafers will keep for up to 4 days.

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, beat butter and cheese in medium bowl until well blended.
• Mix flour, cayenne and salt; gradually beat dry ingredients into butter alternately with milk (dough will be soft).
• Turn dough out into sheet of plastic wrap;shape dough into 8-inch-long log using plastic as aid.
• Wrap and refrigerate at least 6 hours.
• (Can be prepared 2 days ahead.).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Unwrap dough and cut log into 1/8 to 1/4-inch-thick slices.
• Place 1 inch apart on heavy large cookie sheet.
• Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer to rack and cool 3 minutes;serve warm or cool completely and store in an airtight container.