Cheese Fingers (Recipe from 1907)

Cheese Fingers (from 1907) >>>

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 289, 4 December 1907, Page 8

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Cheese Fingers recipe converted to metric measurements:

Ingredients:

• 120 g flour

• 1.25 ml (¼ tsp) salt

• Dash of cayenne pepper

• 2.5 ml (½ tsp) baking powder

• 30 g butter

• 60 g grated cheese

• Ice water (as needed)

Instructions:

1. Mix the flour, salt, cayenne pepper, and baking powder.

2. Rub in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.

3. Add the grated cheese.

4. Mix to a dough using ice water.

5. Roll out into a thin sheet.

6. Cut into half-inch (about 1.25 cm) strips using a jagging iron or knife.

7. Bake at a moderate oven temperature (~180°C) until pale brown.