When I saw Cindy’s post on these cheese and rosemary bites, I knew that there was a high likelihood I’d be too weak to withstand their just-one-more allure.
Too right: while clearly not a health food given their melting and crumbly butteriness, they are highly addictive little bites indeed. I can only echo Cindy’s warning – these are dangerous to leave lying around in large numbers. Bake at your own peril! (These are pretty straightforward to make, and I have largely used the original recipe incorporating Cindy’s suggestion to double the sour cream to bind the dough.)
Cheese and rosemary bites
Adapted from Morsels and Musings, via where’s the beef?
1 cup plain flour
100g butter, chopped
60g cheddar cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup)
60g parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup)
3 tsp each fresh rosemary and chives, chopped
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp light sour cream
Preheat the oven to 180C. Line 2 trays with baking paper.
Rub the butter into the flour with your fingers. With a knife, stir through the cheeses, herbs, salt and pepper. Add in the sour cream and work the dough with your hands until it comes together. Shape into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 10-15 minutes.
Roll teaspoonfuls into balls, placing 5cm apart on the trays. Flatten each ball slightly with a fork. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden.
Yield: about 30 small biscuits
12 Jun at 5:21 pm
What a lovely photo! Glad you enjoyed these, even though they are evilly tempting. 🙂
12 Jun at 10:47 pm
These look wickedly good 😛 A great temptation indeed!
13 Jun at 9:54 am
Sold! I’m so making these! Oh man. I wish I had some right this second.
14 Jun at 9:38 pm
Guess what? I made them! They worked great! I was so pleased that I’ve eaten a whole tray already. I’m also pleased that we’re in the same jurisdiction, so that there’ll be minimal legal complexities if I have some kind of cheese-heart-attack and have to blame your website.
15 Jun at 1:23 pm
wow! it’s amazing this recipe has spread around the world. i’m glad i could share a recipe that everyone is enjoying so much!!!
18 Jun at 10:24 am
Hi Cindy – thanks again for pointing them out!
Thanks Holler – they have indeed proved such a temptation I have had to ask people to take them away from me!!
Hi Lisa – you’ll have to let me know how you go. I also want to try your spicy parmesan crackers as soon as I get over these cheese biscuits….
Hey Zippyfish – so glad they worked out for you. I’ll be watching out for sketchy process servers….
Thanks Anna – it is indeed a fabulous recipe!
11 Jan at 7:09 pm
Just finished making (and eating a significant number of) these. Yum! They’re delicious. (Still to make those ‘healthy’ cookies – I keep getting distracted by your index.)
The batter was a little wet for me, and then I looked back over the blog history and saw that the recipe had changed along the way. And it all made sense! With pastry, the amount of moisture needed to bring the dough together varies depending on the weather. I’m guessing the same might apply to cheese bites. Bites made in Sydney, being much more humid than Canberra, probably need less moisture added!
15 Jan at 7:49 pm
great sleuthing – that totally makes sense. glad that you still enjoyed yours despite the dough being a bit sticky. i often forget how the dry air here affects things like pastry!