Sesame Cheese Stars Food

CHEESE STARS

Steps:

• Unroll the pastry and sprinkle most of the cheese over one half of the sheet. Fold the pastry in half to cover the cheese and seal it in.
• Dust your rolling pin and work surface with a little flour and put your pastry sheet on it. Roll it out until doubled in size.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line two baking sheets with baking parchment.
• Using cookie cutters, cut the pastry into shapes and put them on the prepared baking sheets. (Put the cutters on the dough close together so that less pastry is wasted. You can fold the trimmings back on themselves and re-roll to cut out more shapes.)
• Brush the shapes with milk and add a pinch of cheese and a sprinkling of your chosen topping, if using.
• Bake in the oven for 10-12 mins or until risen and golden, then transfer to a serving plate. Will keep in an airtight container for 3 days.

SESAME-CHEESE CRISPIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F.
• Mix flour, salt and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl.
• Cut in margarine with a pastry blender or two knives until coarse crumbs form.
• Add Cheddar, cereal and sesame seeds to bowl; mix well.
• Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a log on waxed paper. Slice dough into 1/2-inch discs.
• Arrange discs on baking sheets.
• Bake until crispies are firm and golden, about 15 minutes.

SESAME SEED CHEESE BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Combine the biscuit mix, cheese, sesame seed and half and half in a bowl and mix well.
• Shape into balls and place on a greased baking sheet, flaten slightly with palm of hand.
• Brush with the melted butter.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

SESAME CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• When cheese is softened, pulse the cheese, soy sauce, ginger, and sherry in a food processor until mixed and smooth.
• Fold in green onions with a spatula.
• Chill mixture for 30 minutes.
• Shape into a ball and sprinkle/coat with sesame seeds.
• Serve on a plate surrounded by crackers, crudites, etc.
• If preparing ahead, bring it out about an hour before serving to soften a little.

SESAME CHEESE CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.
• Place last 5 ingredients in a small bowl.
• Leave out until room temp.
• Toast seeds on low heat in heavy fry pan stirring constantly (15 min or so).
• Work dough until well mixed.
• (I use my hands, other prefer a pastry blender.) Add seeds& mix just until incorporated.
• Roll dough on floured board until 1/8 in.
• thick.
• Use a knife and cut into squares or use (cookie) cutters to make fancier shapes.
• Place on baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes.
• Store in airtight container.

SESAME ONION CHEESE BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place ingredients in bread machine pan in order suggested by manufacturer.
• Cycle: White, sweet- no timer.
• Setting: Medium.

SESAME CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, celery, onion, garlic salt, seasoned salt and hot pepper sauce; beat until well blended. Shape into a ball; roll in sesame seeds. Cover and refrigerate. Remove from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Serve with crackers.

SESAME CHEESE STARS

Steps:

• Sift flour and pepper into a bowl, rub in butter.
• Stir in cheese, potato and egg yolk.
• Knead gently on floured surface until smooth, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Roll dough on lightly floured surface until 3mm thick.
• Use a star shaped cutter to cut into 5cm stars, press stars into seeds, place stars seed side up about 1cm apart onto greased oven trays.
• Bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire racks.