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Cheese biscuits (cheese biscuits)

Savory biscuits, crisp on the outside and tender inside, flavored with cheese and paprika. They go very well with an aperitif or a cheese board.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

404 kcal per serving

Protein
12.6 g
Carbohydrates
26.5 g
of which sugars
1.5 g
Fat
27 g
Fiber
1.5 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Mix the flour, salt, pepper and paprika in a bowl.
  3. Add the cold butter cut into cubes and rub between your fingers until the texture is sandy.
  4. Stir in the grated cheese, then the mustard and milk to form a soft dough.
  5. Roll out the dough to 5 mm thick and cut out rounds or squares.
  6. Place them on the tray, brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame if you have some.
  7. Bake for 12 minutes, until nicely golden, then let cool on a rack.

Variations and tips

Spicy version. Add a pinch of Espelette pepper to the dough for a bit more heat.

With what's available here. The cheddar can be replaced with comté or emmental, which melt and brown just as well.

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Original Ecomely recipe.