Makes 10-12
Preheat the oven to 220, 200 fan, gas mark 6.
Sift 225g self raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder and a pinch of cayenne pepper into a large mixing bowl. Rub 25g cubed unsalted butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Grate 50g mature Cheddar cheese and stir into the flour. Make a well in the flour and pour in 150ml semi-skimmed milk and mix to a soft, spongy dough with a palette knife. Knead the dough until just smooth and press out to 1.5cm thick on a floured surface. Dip a 7.5cm star cutter into flour and use to cut out star shapes. Repeat the above process with the leftover dough until it is all used. Place the stars on a baking tray lined with baking parchment.
Get your toddler involved in making these. Here are the ones I made earlier.
I didn't have any cayenne pepper so I just put a bit of Parprika in and they turned out perfect. My little boy (18 months) has eaten 4 so far so that's good enough for me.
Here he is enjoying them
Are these dry, would you eat them with jam or something or are they just nice on their own?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't put jam with cheese, cut in half with butter is the best way to eat them
ReplyDeleteI made these earlier, they're really nice. Joshua's had 4 so far!
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