Cheese Wafers
Source of Recipe
The chef at wwrecipes - Starters - Cheese Biscuit - December 31, 2001 , theme - Colonial recipes
Recipe Introduction
This cheese "biscuit" is what we Americans would call a wafer today.
Here is the old Williamsburg recipe as it originally appeared:
Sift one Cup of Flour with one fourth Teaspoon of Salt, cut in one
third of a Cup of Butter. Add one Cup of grated Cheese. Work lightly
into a stiff Paste. Roll out one half Inch thick and cut with very
small Cutter and prick Tops with Fork. Bake in a moderate Oven about
twelve Minutes, but do not brown. These burn very easily.
List of Ingredients
1 cup (250 ml) all-purpose flour, plus additional
for kneading
1 tsp (5 ml) salt
1/3 cup (80 ml) chilled butter or vegetable shortening
1 cup (250 ml) grated Cheddar cheese
1 tsp (5 ml) Worcestershire sauce
2-3 Tbs (30-45 ml) cold water Recipe
Combine all ingredients except the water in an electric food processor
and process with several short pulses until the mixture is combined.
With the motor running, add just enough water to make the dough form a
ball. Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 1 minute. Divide the
dough in half and roll into logs about 8 inches (20 cm) long and 1 1/4
inches (3 cm) in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for
30 minutes. Slice the logs into slices 1/4 inch (5 mm) thick and
place on lightly greased baking sheets. Prick with the tines of a
fork and bake in a preheated 400F (200C) oven 10 to 12 minutes, until
lightly browned. Wafers will keep for several weeks in an airtight
container.
Bon appetit from the Chef and staff at World Wide Recipes
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