Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Homemade Cheese Crackers

My kids love goldfish, however, I do not like the ingredients that they come with.

To eliminate all the unnecessary processed foods that my children have been consuming and take that step toward a healthier lifestyle, I've decided to make my own cheese crackers.  Now, I'm no baker or professional cook, so I had to rely on my trusty friend Google for a recipe with a few tweaks of my own.

For my crackers, I added a teaspoon each of paprika and garlic powder and one tablespoon of nutritional yeast for some additional nutrients and cheesiness.





I got the recipe from https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/homemade-cheese-crackers/

Prep Time: 1 hour

Cook Time: 16 minutes

 Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes

 Yield: 128 small crackers


Description

Make homemade cheese crackers with only 6 ingredients! Chilling the dough for 45 minutes is important– the crackers won’t hold their shape otherwise. You’ll appreciate the straightforward instructions and quick baking time!


Ingredients

  • 6 ounces sharp yellow cheddar cheese, shredded (1 and 1/2 cups shredded)*
  • 1 cup (125gall-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch*
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 Tablespoons (85gunsalted butter, cold and cut into 6 pieces
  • 2 Tablespoons cold water
  • optional: sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions

  1. Process cheddar cheese, flour, cornstarch, and salt together in a food processor until combined, about 30 seconds. Add butter and process until the mixture resembles wet sand, about 20 seconds. Add water and pulse until dough forms large clumps, about 10 pulses.
  2. Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface. Divide in half and pat each into a 6-inch square. (No need to use a rolling pin, just pat with hands.) If the dough feels dry, moisten your fingers with cold water. Carefully wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes and up to 2 days.
  3. Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  4. Unwrap each dough square. Place each on a lightly floured work surface and roll out into a 9-inch square. Doesn’t need to be perfect! Using a fluted pastry wheel, pizza cutter, or small sharp knife, trim dough into a neat 8-inch square. Slice square into 8 strips, each 1 inch wide, then make 8 perpendicular slices, each 1 inch wide. Each 8-inch square will have 64 squares (crackers).
  5. Place squares on the prepared baking sheet. Use a skewer or large toothpick to poke a hole through the center of each. Lightly sprinkle with sea salt, if desired. Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 16-18 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through baking. For crunchier crackers, bake for 20 minutes.
  6. Remove from the oven and cool completely on the baking sheet before serving.
  7. Store leftover crackers at room temperature for up to 1 week. If tightly sealed, they’ll lose their crunch. Feel free to keep the lid slightly ajar to maintain some crunchiness.

Notes

  1. Freezing Instructions: You can freeze the wrapped dough instead of refrigerating it in step 2. Freeze up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature for 10 minutes before continuing with the recipe.

Friday, July 10, 2015

Stepping Out

Stepping out of my comfort zone.. I love all white furniture for a childs room.  It looks bright, fresh and clean.  However, I was in a mood. A crafty kind of mood.  The one that can't not be assuaged by anything but making or creating something. ANYTHING. Since I had paint, this seemed to be the best way to go.


I tried the ombre thing with my hair..meeh didn't go so well, so I thought maybe on something that can easily be changed would be the next best thing to try it on.. so here are my ombre dressers.

This one is my daughters...



And, this one is my little mans.



I have to say, I thought I was going to hate it, but it adds a really nice pop in both rooms. So, for now, it will stay.

Saturday, November 1, 2014

Primary Bee Blocks - August, September, October and November

Hi Everybody!  We are doing one post on all the blocks we've sent out for the last few months. I hope you all like them. It has been a lot of fun making the blocks for everyone.


This one was for Amelia


This one was for Thomas


This one was for Ben



and this one was for Evelyn




I can't wait to see everyones finished quilts!






Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Etsy Shop

The thing about girls is that they are sooo much fun to shop and sew for.  However, I have come to the conclusion that my daughter does not need a bag to match every outfit and my buying fabric in the name of making her another bag or some accessory was *ahem* getting out of hand... or so I'm told.

So I've decided to make a few and sell them on Etsy instead.

I love this tote - it fits just enough that it is not overwhelming when going out.  It holds a notebook/coloring book on the left there is an area on top for crayons/pencils as well as on the bottom with a  pocket to store an eraser or any other treasure your child might have.












Each tote comes with a set of the heart shaped crayons.



(might not be a great idea to put your makeup brushes in with crayons or pencils.. however it can hold those items depending on what you are using it for.)





And that's it folks!


Nikita

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Primary Bee Block - June

HI!

Today we did the June Primary Bee block and it is a churn dash block in purple and blue.  I had a LOT of fun making this block because it was SUPER easy!  I hope you like it.




                                                                This is the fabric I chose.



 All cut up and ready to go.


And I'm sewing!! : )


Here is my completed block.


And my signature block but it is not signed yet in this picture.

Monkey



Saturday, April 5, 2014

Primary Bee Block - May

Here is Mays block.  This one was a lot of fun to do because it was SOOOOOOOO easy!!!!  I really hope you like the block. I enjoyed making it.


 Here is the fabric I chose



All cut up and ready to go.




 Here we go!


First part done.


.... and ta da! All done!



Here is my siggy block as well.


We used the tutorial provided by A Reformed Heath'n - really great and easy to follow.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Primary Bee Blocks

Monkey and I jsut wanted to say thank you for all of the blocks that she has receved. She is in love with them all and can't wait to start putting them together and quilting it.  We're still waiting on a few more but here is what she has so far.





THANK YOU!!!!!