CHEESE NIPS RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Grate the cheese (you should have approximately 2 cups).
• Set aside.
• Place butter in bowl of mixer and beat until creamy.
• Add egg, salt, and pepper.
• Beat until blended.
• Beat in cheese one-third at a time until completely combined.
• Stir in flours and xanthan gum until thoroughly blended.
• Work the dough into a ball.
• If dough doesn't stick together, add cold water, 1 T at a time, until a ball can be formed.
• Don't worry about overworking.
• Divide dough in half.
• Place one half on a baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and roll out as thin as possible.
• Repeat with the other half.
• Sprinkle with salt, if desired, and cut with a pastry wheel into 1-inch squares.
• Bake for 4 to 6 minutes, until deep golden.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the flour, Cheddar cheese, butter, salt, and cayenne pepper into the work bowl of a food processor, and pulse until well mixed, about 10 times. Scrape the mixture out onto a well-floured work surface, and gather the dough into a ball. Roll the dough out into a 1/8-inch thick layer. If dough is too sticky, refrigerate for about 15 minutes before rolling. Cut the dough into shapes with a biscuit cutter, cookie cutter, or ravioli cutter. Gently lay the cut-out crackers onto the parchment paper.
• Bake in the preheated oven just until the crackers start to turn golden brown at the edges, 11 to 13 minutes. Allow to cool on the sheet for about 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling on racks.