homemade cheez-it crackers;
Five ingredients somehow make the most amazing homemade cheesy crackers. The sharp cheddar really comes through and the best part? You can make your own fun shapes!
Oven Temp: 350°F
Servings: 8
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Ingredients
- 8 oz cheddar cheese grated
- 1½ Tbsp butter unsalted; cold and cut into small pieces
- 1¼ cups flour plus more, for dusting
- ¼ cup greek yogurt
- spice blend (below)
spice blend;
- paprika
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- cayenne (optional)
Instructions
- Add cheddar, flour, and butter to a food processor. Pulse several times until you get coarse crumbs.
- Add in the yogurt and spice blend and pulse for about a minute. The dough will be crumbly, but hold together when compressed
- Lay out plastic wrap. Separate the dough into 2 portions, and wrap each of them in airtight plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Remove dough from fridge and allow to come to a malleable temperature. Use flour to dust both sides of the dough to make sure it doesn't stick. Roll into a thin sheet, roughly ¼" thick.
- If you want to use cute cookie cutters, cut out desired shapes and lay them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Alternatively, for less work/time you can cut into grid patterns and use a chopstick or other utensil to poke a hole in the middle of each cracker.
- Arrange the sheet pan as necessary. Crackers can be fairly close together, ½" - 1" apart as they should not spread. They may puff up vertically a little, but they shouldn't puff out.
- Bake 15 - 20 minutes in the oven or until lightly brown and puffy.
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