Name: Sesame and Roquefort Biscuits
Yield: Makes 20
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz/¾ cup) Roquefort or Stilton cheese; 50g (2 oz/½ cup) sesame seeds; 100 g (3½ oz/7 tablespoons) unsalted butter; 100 g (3½ oz) self-raising flour (¾ cup all-purpose flour + ¾ teaspoon baking powder)

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking at the Merchant House

By Shaun Hill

Published 2000

About

I have been making these easy savoury cheese biscuits for years. They need to be the size of one bite rather than two as they create lots of crumbs and are best served straight from the oven.

Ingredients

100 g (3½ oz/7 tablespoons) unsalted butter
100

Method

Using a food processor, blend the butter and flour together until points to watch the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

Crumble the cheese and add it to the bowl. Process for another 2–3 seconds only, then knead the mixture once or twice to evenly distribute the ingredients. (The mixture can now be refrigerated until needed.)

Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Pinch out small pi