Cheese Crackers

Easy to make cheese crackers with just three base ingredients. They can be made gluten-free without any fuss..

Course: Snack

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: cheese crackers, cheese cracker recipe, gluten free cheese crackers, homemade cheese crackers

Servings: servings

Calories: 115kcal

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1 cup flour GF 1 cup Gluten free flour + ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum
½ teaspoon baking powder
4 cups grated cheese 320 grams (tasty or vintage cheddar ie a hard sharp cheddar cheese)
½ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
cold water

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees celsius (400 F)
Add all the ingredients to a food processor (excluding the water)
Pulse until the cracker dough starts to clump together
Add the cold water 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing the food processor after each addition until you end up with a smooth ball of dough able to be rolled.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface, cut into small squares, you can use a knife, pastry wheel or cookie cutter to do this.
Make on a baking paper lined try for 10 minutes or until golden.
Cool on a wire rack then store in an airtight container.

Use very cold water, I use chilled water from my fridge. You can also pop a few ice cubes into your water to chill it.
You want a really hard cheddar cheese with low moisture content. You can use pre-shredded cheese just make sure it is a hard extra sharp cheddar. (Softer cheeses such edam, Colby or mozzarella don't work well.
This recipe makes approximately 120 small crackers
If you want to make fewer cracker you can halve the recipe, alternatively you can split the dough and just cook a portion, the remainder you can seal in plastic wrap and store in your fridge for up to month.
Paprika, onion powder, garlic powder: These are just flavourings and can be substituted for other things! I have been told this combination is reminiscent of goldfish crackers. .
Salt: I find because these crackers are full of cheese they don't need extra salt.

Flavour ideas To Try

Garlic & Thyme: ½ teaspoon garlic powder + 1 teaspoon dried thyme
Cheese & Bacon: 1-2 Tablespoons dried bacon bits
Honey & Rosemary: 1 Tablespoon Honey and 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
Parmesan & Black Pepper: Substitute 1 cup of the cheddar cheese for parmesan and season with black pepper (around ½ a teaspoon)