Appetizers
Cheese Coins
Makes 150 cheese coins
Cheese Coins
Makes 150 cheese coins
These tender and flavorful appetizers are easy to make, convenient to serve and they can be
refrigerated or frozen.
Nutritional information per serving:Calories 29 (69% from fat)
carb. 1g
pro. 1g
fat 2g
sat. fat 1g
chol. 7mg
sod. 27mg
calc. 22mg
fiber 0g
carb. 1g
pro. 1g
fat 2g
sat. fat 1g
chol. 7mg
sod. 27mg
calc. 22mg
fiber 0g
Ingredients
- 1 pound Cheddar, cut into
- 1-inch pieces
- ½ pound unsalted butter, room
- temperature, cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon hot sauce or pinch
- of cayenne pepper
- 2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
Preparation
- Insert medium shredding disc. Shred cheese
- using medium pressure. Reserve cheese;
- remove disc. Insert metal blade. Add shredded
- cheese, butter, salt and hot sauce or cayenne.
- Process for 30 seconds, scrape work bowl.
- Process about 30 seconds more, until smooth.
- Scrape work bowl. Add flour and process
- until incorporated.
- Divide dough into equal parts and roll each
- into a cylinder about 1½ inches in diameter.
- Chill until firm, about 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut dough into 1⁄8-inch
- slices and place slices 1½ inches apart on
- lightly greased baking sheet. Bake until lightly
- colored, about 10 minutes, being careful not
- to brown them. Transfer to wire rack to cool
- slightly.
- Unbaked, plastic-wrapped cylinders keep for
- about a week in the refrigerator. Baked
- appetizers can be frozen and reheated for
- 6 to 8 minutes in a 300°F oven.
