Aussie Bikkies Crackers With Cheese And Onion Food

BIKKIES (COOKIES) FROM HEAVEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Line 3 baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
• Beat the butter and sugar in a stand mixer till pale and creamy.
• Add the condensed milk and flour to the butter mix, stirring to combine.
• Stir in the the craisins and chocolate.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal portions, wrap and refrigerate second portion while working with first and remove second portion when you put cookies/bikkies into oven.
• Roll tablespoons of 1st portion into balls and divide among the prepared trays, allowing room for spreading.
• Use the palm of your hand to flatten slightly (or you could press with a fork).
• Bake in oven,swapping trays halfway through cooking for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden (swapping shouldn't be necessary in a fan forced oven).
• Set aside on trays for 3 minutes to cool before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Repeat with remaining dough portion.

AUSSIE BIKKIES (CRACKERS) WITH CHEESE AND ONION

Steps:

• Slice cheese and onion.
• Place slice of onion on each cracker and top with a slice of cheese.

AUSSIE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Rub the chicken breasts with the seasoning salt, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until crisp. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine the mustard, honey, corn syrup, mayonnaise and dried onion flakes. Remove half of sauce, cover and refrigerate to serve later.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place the breasts in the skillet and saute for 3 to 5 minutes per side, or until browned. Remove from skillet and place the breasts into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Apply the honey mustard sauce to each breast, then layer each breast with mushrooms and bacon. Sprinkle top with shredded cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and chicken juices run clear. Garnish with parsley and serve with the reserved honey mustard sauce.

FRIED SALTINES WITH CHEDDAR AND ONION

Steps:

• Slice the Cheddar in neat tablets slightly smaller than the saltines. Slice the onion into thin crescent moons (not half-moons), cutting from root to shoot ends so the ribs fall apart more easily, are shorter and, therefore, more manageable to chew and swallow.
• Heat the oil in a deep-sided sauté pan over medium-high to 350 degrees. Stick a wooden chopstick in the oil to see if it sizzles. If it does, it's ready. Fry the saltines in 3 quick batches, adjusting the heat as needed, using a spider or a slotted spoon to swirl them around a little and to make sure they cook evenly to golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Drain on a wire rack until cool. They keep for a week in an airtight container.
• Set the crackers, cheese and onion on a platter to serve with mustard in a ramekin.

CHIPOTLE BURGER TOPPED WITH GRILLED ONIONS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat grill on HIGH for 10 minute Mix peppers, 2 ounces salsa, and beef together then formed into four 1/2 inch thick burgers. Rub outside of patties with oil.
• Coat grill lightly with vegetable oil.
• Brush onion slices with olive oil and season with salt & pepper, sear on grill 1-2 min each side, remove and set aside. Grill rolls, cut side down 30 seconds; remove and set aside.
• Sear meat on grill, about 2 min, until meat has changed color about one-quarter way up from bottom. Turn over. Sear 1 to 3 minute.
• Reduce heat to MEDIUM (for most burgers) or LOW (for burgers thicker than 1 inch); close lid.
• Cook burgers to 160 degrees internal temperature. Check by inserting digital thermometer halfway into thickest part of burger.
• Top with cheese; close lid. Grill until cheese starts to melt, 1 minute. Place each burger on rolls topped with 2 tsp salsa, grilled onion rings.