Walnut Cheddar Pastries

Ingredients and Preparation

• In a bowl combine
  • 1½ cup sifted flour
  • ¾ cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
• Add
  • 1 stick of butter cut into bits and knead the mixture until it is smooth.
• Chill for 1 hour
• Roll it ¼ inch thick on a lightly floured surface.
• Press
  • finely chopped walnuts into the dough and
• cut into rounds with a 1½ inch cutter
• arrange the rounds on baking sheets and
• bake in a preheated moderatly hot oven (375°) for 15 minutes, or until they are golden.

Notes * This recipe dates back to the Hocking Ave Days, I believe. For the modern quicker, easier, less messing around, albeit without walnuts version, see: SharpCheddarPastries.

-- FloydPerryThistle - 25 Nov 2003