Homemade Cheez-its

In preparation for the two day drive up to Maine, I thought I would spend my first day of not working to make a homemade version of a classic snack. The recipe originates from a homemade goldfish recipe, but with a few tweaks to the recipe, and with no desire to make my own goldfish cookie cutter, I turned it into a cheez-it recipe. 

Homemade Cheez-its 

6 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese 

2 tablespoons butter - cut into cubes 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

1/2 cup flour 

1 1/2 tablespoons cold water 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor pulse together cheese, butter, salt and flour until it looks like crumbs. While blending, drizzle in water and blend until mixture looks moist and forms a dough when lightly patted together. Cover dough with plastic wrap and let chill in refrigerator for 20 minutes. Roll dough out till its about an 1/8 of an inch thick and then begin cutting dough into small squares. Lay to cut squares on a parchment lined sheet tray. Brush each square with a small amount of water and sprinkle all the crackers with salt. Using a toothpick poke a small hole in each cracker and bake for about 15 minutes. 

I packed these into a cellophane bag and brought them in the car to have as a snack on our journey. We drove to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, which should have taken about 3 hours but instead ended up being about 4 - 4 and 1/2. Tomorrow we will finally be in Maine and it will feel like a real summer. So till then, 

Keep Cooking Brooklyn!