With the holidays in our midst, look towards easy snacks for your little ones to munch. These crackers are an amazing option with only 5 ingredients
Kids Cheese Crackers
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups grated cheddar cheese
- 125 grams flour
- 1 ½ tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp salt
- 85 grams butter, chopped
- 2 tbsp cold water
Instructions
PROCESS cheese, flour, cornflour and salt together in a food processor until combined, about 30 seconds. Add butter and process until mixture resembles wet sand, about 20 seconds. Add water and pulse until dough forms large clumps, about 10 pulses.
TRANSFER dough to a lightly floured work surface. Divide in half and pat each into a square or a circle that is about ½ cm thick. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes
PREHEAT oven to 170ºC. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
UNWRAP each dough square. Place each on a lightly floured work surface.Using a cutter of choice, cut your dough into shapes and transfer to
PLACE crackers on a prepared baking sheet. Use a skewer or large toothpick to poke a hole through the center of each.
BAKE for 15 -18 minutes until golden brown around the edges,baking sheets halfway through baking. Remove from the oven and cool completely on the baking sheet before serving.
STORE leftover crackers at room temperature for up to 1 week. If tightly sealed, they’ll lose their crunch. Feel free to keep the lid slightly ajar to maintain some crunchiness.
Notes
If you don't have a food processor you can also mix and gently knead all the ingredients together.
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