Gluten Free Cheese Its [Gluten-Free Cheez-Its Crackers]
These Gluten Free Cheese Its flaky cheese crackers are from my book "Beyond Flour 2: A Fresh Approach to Gluten Free Cooking and Baking". They're just like store bought Cheez-Its... only better!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time12 minutes mins
Chilling Time1 hour hr
Total Time1 hour hr 32 minutes mins
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American, Gluten-free
Diet: , Gluten Free, , Vegetarian
Servings: 18 (About 175 Crackers)
Calories: 146kcal
Author: admin
Pizza Cutter
Parchment Paper
Measure corn starch, flours, salt, and xanthan gum into the bowl of your food processor, blitz to combine.
Add cheeses and butter, blitz a few times until mixture resembles gravel.
Stream in cold water as you run the food processor, just long enough to start to bring it together as a dough – you may need to use a little more or less water. Do NOT over-process it!
Remove dough from processor, knead lightly to bring it together as a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap, chill for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C) . Line 2 baking sheets with a piece of parchment paper.
Scatter some corn starch over your – clean! – work surface.
Roll dough out ¼″ thick. Use a pizza wheel or sharp knife to cut dough into 1-inch squares
Use a chopstick or small straw to poke a hole in the center of each piece, carefully transfer each of the little squares to a baking sheet.
Bake for 11-12 minutes, or until golden brown and puffy.
Allow to fully cool to room temperature before storing in an airtight container.
For best results, you want your dough cold when it goes into the oven. If your kitchen is really warm, chill your pan of cut crackers before baking.
Note: If you don’t have a food processor, you can measure your dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Use a pastry blender to cut the cheeses and butter into the flour mixture, then stream cold water - a little bit at a time - into the bowl as you GENTLY mix it by hand.
As the cracker dough forms, stop adding water.
Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 234mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 308IU | Calcium: 124mg | Iron: 1mg