Cheese Straw Cracker Pumpkins (Five Ingredient Friday)
Cheese Straw Cracker Pumpkins (Five Ingredient Friday) might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. Watching your figure? This lacto ovo vegetarian recipe has 140 calories, 5g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 24. For 24 cents per serving, this recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. 15 people were impressed by this recipe. This recipe from The Saucy Southerner requires salted butter, flour, pumpkin seeds, and sharp cheddar cheese. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 15%, which is not so super. Poached Egg Soup (Five Ingredient Friday) (Frugal Friday), Grape and Blue Cheese Truffle Turkeys (Five Ingredient Friday), and Straw Potatoes Recipe (april's Rosemary Straw Potatoes With Lem are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 24
Ingredients:
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 cups flour (all-purpose)
¾ cup coarsely chopped toasted pumpkin seeds (of course, you could use pecans or whatever nut you like)
pinch of salt
1 stick salted butter (8 tablespoons)
3 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
Equipment:
baking paper
hand mixer
food processor
baking sheet
bowl
oven
toothpicks
wire rack
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat the oven to 350° F.Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.In the bowl of a food processor (or with an electric mixer), cream the butter and cheese.Add the remaining ingredients and process until the mixture forms a ball.Remove the mixture from the processor, divide into half.Roll each half into a log, about 2½ inches in diameter.Cut slices about ¼ inch thick and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.Using your hands, press the round of dough to shape it with an indent in the top for where the stem will be and flat-ish on the bottom.Using the dough from one slice, pull off small sections to form stems and press them into the top of the pumpkin shape.Using a toothpick, press curved grooves into the dough to mimic the ridges of a pumpkin.Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 15-17 minutes.Cool on a wire rack.
Step by step:
1. Preheat the oven to 350° F.Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.In the bowl of a food processor (or with an electric mixer), cream the butter and cheese.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and process until the mixture forms a ball.
3. Remove the mixture from the processor, divide into half.
4. Roll each half into a log, about 2½ inches in diameter.
5. Cut slices about ¼ inch thick and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.Using your hands, press the round of dough to shape it with an indent in the top for where the stem will be and flat-ish on the bottom.Using the dough from one slice, pull off small sections to form stems and press them into the top of the pumpkin shape.Using a toothpick, press curved grooves into the dough to mimic the ridges of a pumpkin.
6. Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 15-17 minutes.Cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Information:
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