Cheese crackers - perfect with goats' cheese and apples Recipe
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 200g flour
- 150g mature cheddar, grated
- pinch of salt
- pinch of per-peri powder (I substituted a large pinch of Lawry's Tabasco salt instead of this and the salt)
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard powder
- 125g butter, melted
- dry seeds for rolling (I used shelled hemp seeds, but sesame or poppy seeds will work well too)
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 54g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 272 | |
| Calories from Fat 152 | 56% |
| Total Fat 17.3g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat 10.76g | 43% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 45mg | 15% |
| Sodium 147mg | 6% |
| Potassium 43mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 25.55g | 7% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.9g | 3% |
| Sugars 0.12g | 0% |
| Protein 3.69g | 6% |
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