Cheddar and Pecan Cheese Biscuits

Name: Cheddar and Pecan Cheese Biscuits
Yield: Makes approx. 30 Biscuits
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 g (4 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated; 100 g (4 oz) butter; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 50 g (2 oz) chopped pecan nuts; 150 g (5 oz) plain flour

Preparation info

Makes approx.
30
Biscuits

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

New British Classics

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1999

About

Flavoured with grated Cheddar and rolled in chopped pecan nuts, these cheese biscuits would be perfect to serve with your cheese course or to enjoy with other cheese accompaniments – grapes, apples, celery, and so on. The pecan nuts give the biscuits an added crunch.

Ingredients

100 g (4 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated
100 g (4

Europe
United Kingdom
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.

Cream together the Cheddar cheese and butter. Add the cayenne pepper and flour, mixing to a firm dough. The mix can now be rolled into a log, approximately 5 cm (2 in) in diameter and rolled to coat in the chopped pecan nuts. Refrige