Preparation time
less than 30 mins
Cooking time
10 to 30 mins
Serves
Makes 30 biscuits
A savoury biscuit is just the thing for a drinks and nibbles party, and these are really easy to whip up. Who needs more of an excuse?
By Rick Stein
Ingredients
- 125g/4½oz chilled butter, cubed
- 125g/4½oz plain flour
- 25g/1oz freshly grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- pinch cayenne pepper
Method
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Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
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Rub the butter into the flour, by hand or in a food processor, until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs.
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Stir in the parmesan, seasoning and cayenne pepper.
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Work the mixture together into a ball and then knead briefly on a work surface lightly dusted with flour until smooth.
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Cut the dough in half, flatten each piece slightly, then roll out thinly between 2 large sheets of cling film.
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Lift off the top piece of cling film and cut into 5cm/2in biscuits.
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Carefully lift them onto a lightly buttered baking sheet, then knead together and re-roll the trimmings to make more biscuits. You should make about 30 biscuits in total.
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Bake the biscuits for 8-10 minutes until crisp and golden. Leave to cool on the baking sheets. Store in an airtight tin.
