Cheese Mantecaos

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 3 teaspoons cumin seeds, lightly toasted in a dry skillet until fragrant
• 1 tablespoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in a food processor put the butter, cheese, flour, egg, salt, cayenne, and cumin.
• 3 pulse just until mixture resembles coarse meal; don't over-process.
• 4 form the mixture into 1 inch balls and place on a lightly greased baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• 5 flatten each ball slightly with your fingers.
• 6 bake until the pastries puff and are golden brown, about 10 minutes.
• 7 cool completely on a wire rack and garnish with the paprika.