Homemade Cheese Crackers

Who would guess that it is this EASY to make cheese crackers (PRESERVATIVE FREE) at home?  And, FAST too!

I made this batch of cheese crackers with gluten free flour--but, if you don't need GF...swap unbleached all-purpose flour!!

They are delicious!!!  Cheesy, crunchy, and get a tiny zing (like store cheez-its) from the red pepper flakes. But, don't worry--they're NOT spicy!



HOMEMADE CHEESE CRACKERS

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups of Sharp Cheddar Cheese (get a block of GOOD cheese and shred it yourself--pre-shredded cheese has preservatives in it!!)  
1/4 cup salted butter, cut into pieces
3/4 cup "cup4cup" Gluten Free flour (or same amount of un-bleached all-purpose flour)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes (crushed fine!)
1 tbsp. milk 

INSTRUCTIONS:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Put cheese, butter, flour, salt, and crushed red pepper into your food processor or blender (I used my Blendtec blender) and pulse until you have chunky, course crumbs.

Add the milk and pulse until the dough comes together.

Flour your surface and roll the dough out to about 1/8" thickness.  (It might seem a bit dry--that's ok!)

Use a pizza cutter (or knife) to cut the dough into small squares, place the squares on a baking sheet leaving a small space between pieces.  (I used a spatula to gently remove them from the countertop.)  

Use a toothpick or a skewer to make a hole in the center of each piece.

Bake approximately 12-15 minutes until the crackers are lightly browned.

Remove to a wire rack to cool.  (They get crunchy when they're cool!)

Enjoy!!!

**I bet Super Sharp Cheddar or even Parmesan cheese would be good in these too!  If you try a different cheese be sure to let me know how they turn out!!!