Cheese Pastries (vegetarian Epicure)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 pinch ground pepper
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 4 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream, well chilled
• 1 egg, beaten with
• 1 tablespoon cold water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 stir together the flour, salt, paprika and pepper. put in food processor, add butter and process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• 3 add and process with both grated cheeses.
• 4 sprinkle cream over mixture and process until you have a smooth dough. (you may knead it by hand a bit.)
• 5 put glob on waxed paper, press to form a disk, wrap in the waxed paper and chill for about an hour.
• 6 roll the dough out on a lightly floured pastry cloth, until it is a thickness of a little less than ¼ inch.
• 7 cut into small or medium circles or strips.
• 8 arrange them on ungreased cookie sheets; then brush with the beaten egg/water mixture.
• 9 bake in preheated 325 degrees f oven for 12-14 minutes. (or until they are puffed and slightly brown on top.).