I know, I know, we already have enough snacks. I made this recipe, nevertheless, as it’s always good to have a back-up plan in place, just in case you forgot to buy snacks. These homemade cheez-its can be ready to snack on in under 45 minutes.
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Key Ingredients in This Recipe
You’ll find the complete list of ingredients and exact quantities in the recipe below.
- Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese – preferable yellow (if you want the same color as the real Cheez-its), also preferably shredded by you, don’t buy pre-shredded.
- All-purpose flour
- Butter – salted or unsalted
- Turmeric – for color reasons. You can also add sweet paprika to have an even darker orange color.
- Salt
How to Make a Small Batch of Cheez-its
Step 1 – Make the dough. Transfer cheese, flour, turmeric and salt to the bowl of a food processor. Blend until combined.
Add the butter that you cut in smaller pieces first. Add water and pulse until the dough comes together.
Step 2 – Transfer the dough to a floured surface and roll out to a thin rectangle (about 1/16″).
Use a pastry cutter and cut the dough into 1-inch squares. You can use either side of the pastry cutter, but the one with the beveled wheel will create the fluted edges similar as the cheez-its.
Transfer the squares to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and use a skewer or chopstick to poke holes in the middle of each cheeze-it.
Step 3 – Place the baking sheet in an oven of 325 degrees F. and bake for 15-20 minutes.
My advice is to check at 15 minutes and then add 1-minute increments in cooking time until you reach the correct color/doneness.
A minute too long can mean that you burn the cheese crackers.
Alternatives and Substitutes
- There is a variety of cheese you can use, as long as it melts easily. You can use any type of Cheddar cheese, Gruyere, Monterey Jack, or combinations
- As far as spices are concerned, think about adding garlic powder, onion powder, dry herbs, chili powder etc.
Homemade Cheez-its
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- 4 ounces extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Transfer cheese, flour, turmeric and salt to the bowl of a food processor. Blend until combined.
- Add the butter that you cut in smaller pieces first.
- Add water and pulse until the dough comes together.
- Transfer the dough to a floured surface and roll out to a thin rectangle (about 1/16″).
- Use a pastry cutter and cut the dough into 1-inch squares. You can use either side of the pastry cutter, but the one with the beveled wheel will create the fluted edges on the cheez-its.
- Transfer the squares to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and use a skewer or chopstick to poke holes in the middle of the cheeze-it.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes. (NOTE 1)
- Allow to cool.
Notes
- My advice is to check at 15 minutes and then add 1 minute increments in cooking time until you reach the correct color/doneness. A minute too long can mean that you burn the cheese crackers.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.