Name: Tasty cheese and herb biscuits
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder or cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh herbs, parsley, thyme or rosemary; 125 gram cold butter, diced; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 cup grated tasty cheese

Tasty cheese and herb biscuits

It’s impossible to eat just one of these deliciously cheesy, shortbread-like biscuits!

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Serves 8

Makes 2

Cook

30M

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder or cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon chopped fresh herbs, parsley, thyme or rosemary

125 gram cold butter, diced

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 cup grated tasty cheese

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180˚C.

2.Combine flour, baking powder, salt, chilli powder and herbs in a food processor, pulsing until fine crumbs form.

3.Next, add the butter, lemon juice and cheese, pulsing until the mixture starts to clump up.

4.Transfer to a clean surface and roll into a firm cylinder, about 5cm in diameter and 20cm long.

5.Wrap the log in cling film and chill for at least 30 minutes.

6.Slice the dough into ½ cm rounds and arrange on a baking tray lined with cooking paper.

7.Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden, then transfer to a wire rack after 5 minutes.

8.Once cold, store in an air-tight container.

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