Recipe: Savoury Cheese Nibbbles

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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