Stilton and Sesame Seed Biscuits

Name: Stilton and Sesame Seed Biscuits
Yield: Makes approx. 40 Biscuits
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 100 g (4 oz) plain flour; 100 g (4 oz) butter; ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 25–50 g (1–2 oz) sesame seeds; 100 g (4 oz) Stilton cheese, grated

Preparation info

Makes approx.
40
Biscuits

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

New British Classics

By Gary Rhodes

Published 1999

About

Again, a very British cheese mixed with sesame seeds to make a pungent cheese biscuit for a savoury snack or to accompany a cheeseboard. Almost any other cheese can be grated and used to flavour the biscuit.

Ingredients

100 g (4 oz) plain flour
100 g (4

Europe
United Kingdom
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

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

Rub the flour, butter and cayenne together.

Add the grated Stilton cheese and mix to a firm dough. Roll into a log, approximately 5 cm (2 in) in diameter, and then roll in the sesame seeds. Refrigerate to firm the log.