CEREAL CHEESE SQUARES
I was going through my old, non-digital recipe box and discovered a yellowing-card with the following recipe. I don't think I'd ever made it. It was intriguing so I whomped up a couple batches, and it's really good, like bite-size cheese straws..
48 bites
- 1 cup coarsely shredded sharp Cheddar, at room temperature
- ½ cup butter (or margarine, but really?), at room temperature
- 1 cup crisp rice cereal (i.e., Rice Krispies)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
- ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce (this doesn't make it that hot)
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly (hands work best for this). Turn out on lightly floured board and pat or roll into rectangle about 6 by 8 inches and 3/8 inches thick. Using a ruler (optional, but helps), cut with knife into 1-inch squares.
Remove each square carefully and place 2 inches apart on lightly greased (I used spray) backing sheet. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F) for 15 minutes or so until lightly browned. Cool trays on rack.
(NOTE: in the second batch, I had a bit of extra cheese, which caused these to spread out rather than be little squares. Still delicious, but more fragile.)