Thursday, September 30, 2010

"Goldfish" Cheese Crackers

Anyone have a kid that LOVES goldfish?? Anyone? How about EVERYONE??
This recipe for homemade ones is AWESOME!!!











1 cup all purpose flour(ultragrain if you can get it!)
1 cup whole wheat flour
8 oz cold butter, cut into small chunks
12-16 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded(12 gives a mild cheesy flavor, 16 is pretty cheesy)*
1 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 tsp pepper
water

* change up your cheeses: Colby, Pepper Jack, Monterrey Jack, Swiss whatever you please! YUMMY!!


Place all ingredients except water in a food processor











process until butter and cheese is small and coarse.












Add Water 1 TB at a time until a dough forms  and holds together.
Place onto a floured surface and knead for a minute











Cut into 1/4's
place one 1/4 on a sheet of wax paper and top with another.










Roll out to about 1/4 inch. Remove top sheet of wax paper













cut into desired shapes
Place shapes onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheets.










Bake @ 350 for 15 -20 minutes until crisp












This made nearly 500 fish(and other animal shapes)!!

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