Cheese Biscuits (Sablés au fromage)
Easy cheese biscuit recipe made with French cheese or sharp cheddar. Biscuits are so light and crispy served with pre-dinner drinks or apéritif. Add your favourite fresh herbs and or seeds to vary the taste. No need for a pastry cutter: just roll, cut and bake - no wastage!
Ingredients
- 150 g (5½oz/1¼ cups) plain flour all purpose (T55)
- 100 g (3½oz/½ cup) unsalted butter softened
- 2 g (good pinch) fleur de sel salt (Maldon or Celtic sea salt)
- 110 g (4oz/1 cup) grated Emmental cheese Comté, Cheddar, aged Mimoulette or Parmesan
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoon sesame seeds or flax/poppy seeds
Instructions
- Mix together all the ingredients in a large bowl - either using an electric mixer or food processor until the dough comes together in a ball. (If mixing by hand with a spoon, use cold butter.)
- Split the dough into 3 and, on an ovenproof silicone mat, roll each out evenly into a cylinder shape with both your hands (or mould with fingers to a rectangle) to about 3-4 cm (at least an inch) diameter. Roll each into cling film to make them smooth. Although optional, chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes for easier cutting.
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F (170°C fan/Gas 5). Slice each cylinder into thin rounds (about 1cm/½ inch thick), arrange on the silicone mat (or parchment paper) on a baking tray. Bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown - or more if you like them more crispy.
- Cool for 5-10 minutes and serve.
Notes
Variations: Use your favourite herbs and seeds - delicious with spices such as cumin seeds and some cracked black pepper .
Cheeses: use your favourite hard cheeses that are more mature in flavour. Best made with Emmental or Comté, sharp cheddar, aged Mimolette, Gouda or Parmesan and even easier with pre-shredded cheeses.
Storage:
- Fridge: Wrap dough logs and chill up to 3 days.
- Freeze the logs well sealed. Slice-and-bake straight from frozen (left at room temperature a few minutes for easier cutting), adding a minute or two.
Nutrition
Calories: 328kcal
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