Wednesday, September 14, 2011

homemade goldfish crackers

A fellow Feingold mom recently shared this recipe on the member's board.  Since these are the only cheese crackers I can find for Josiah, I can only find them online or a Whole Foods, and they cost more than I'd like to pay, it was time to give them a try.  They were incredibly easy!  I didn't bother with cutting out goldfish shapes, just used a knife or pizza cutter to cut them in squares.  The kids raved that these are way better than anything we have ever bought.

Ingredients

8 ounces, weight Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Shredded

4 Tablespoons Butter, Cut Into Cubes

1 cup Flour

¾ teaspoons Salt

2 Tablespoons Cold Water

Preparation Instructions:
 
Pulse everything (except water) together in the food processor until the dough resembles coarse sand.  Pulse in water, 1 tablespoon at a time.  Remove dough from the processor, wrap in plastic, and chill for 20 minutes.  Roll out the dough and cut into desired shapes. Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15 minutes, or until crispy.

Makes approximately 7 dozen crackers.

Just some notes: I cut down the salt and am going to see how half whole wheat flour tastes.  Shh...they'll never know.

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