Cheesy Biscuits (Vegetarian)
Posted: 15 Jan 2021 01:34
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Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves: 8 biscuits
Based on 8 biscuits, each biscuit provides 125 cals, 8g fat (of which 5g saturates), 0g sugar and 0.5g salt per serving.
Ingredients
- 100g (4oz) plain flour
- Pinch of salt
- ½ - 1 tsp smoked paprika, to taste
- 50g (2oz) butter or margarine
- 50g (2oz) mature Cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 large egg yolk
- Cold water to mix, approx 1 tbsp
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C/Fan 200°C/Gas Mark 6.
2. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
3. Sieve flour into a large bowl, add salt and paprika and mix.
4. Rub in the butter until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
5. Mix in the cheese and the egg yolk and enough cold water to give a stiff dough.
6. Roll out the pastry to 3 millimetres and cut out biscuits using a small cutter of your choice (or cut squares if preferred), starting from the outside.
7. Place on lined baking tray. Repeat until all pastry used.
8. Bake in oven for 12 - 15 minutes, until pale golden in colour.
9. Remove from the oven and cool slightly on tray before moving to a cooling rack.