Cayenne Pepper Wafers Recipe 45

CHEESE WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, cayenne, and salt in a large shallow bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture is the texture of coarse meal. Add the cheese and rub into the flour-butter mixture gently with your fingertips until a small bit of dough, when pinched together, will hold its shape. Roll into 3/4-inch balls, place 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets, then flatten into rounds 1/4-inch thick by pressing with a flat-bottomed glass that has been dipped into flour. (You'll have to keep dipping the glass into flour to keep the dough from sticking to it.) Bake uncovered 10 to 12 minutes until pale tan. Transfer the wafers at once to wire racks to cool, then store airtight.

CAYENNE PEPPER WAFERS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Cream the cheese and butter. Sift together the cayenne pepper, salt, and flour and add, gradually, to butter mixture. Add the nuts, mixing well. Divide the dough in half and shape into logs to 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap well and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350. Line baking sheets with parchment paper Cut logs into 1/4 inch slices. Place 1 to 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly colored. Cool! Store in air tight container.

ASIAGO-PEPPER FRICO (CRISPY CHEESE WAFERS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Mix cheese, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in small bowl. Spoon cheese mixture by generous tablespoons in 6 mounds on each prepared baking sheet, spacing 3 inches apart. Using fingers, spread each mond evenly to 2 1/2" round.
• Bake frico until deep golden brown and crisp, about 12 minutes. Remove from oven. Slide parchment with frico onto ork surface and cool 5 minutes. Slide thin metal spatula under frico to loosen. Cool frico completely on parchment.
• Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store in airtight container in single layer at room remperature.