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Savoury Cheese Nibbbles


Description/Notes:

Scrumptious savoury nibbles that will delight your party guests; hide a few as a treat for when they've all gone home

Ingredients:
  • 2 oz.(50g) Cheddar cheese, finely grated
  • 4 oz (125g) butter
  • 6 oz.(175g) plain flour
  • salt and pepper
  • milk, for mixing
  • cocktail onions, pineapple , pate etc., for topping
    Cooking Instructions:
    1. Put the flour in a bowl and rub in the butter
    2. Add the grated cheese, salt and pepper, then mix to a stiff paste by adding a little milk
    3. Roll out to a thickness of about an eighth on an inch on a lightly floured board
    4. Cut into smallish rounds and prick with a fork to prevent rising
    5. Bake in the center of a hot oven, 425F, Gas Mark 7, 220C for 8-10 minutes, or until the biscuits are a light golden brown in colour
    6. Cool on a wire rack
    7. Decorate the tops of the biscuits with a variety of cocktail onions, pate, pineapple cubes or whatever little savouries you fancy

    Recipes compiled by Alwyn Jones © 2000 & web pages designed by R. Barry Jones © 2000