Manchego Crackers

Manchego Crackers are the perfect balance of savory and crispy. Crafted from Spanish Manchego cheese, our crackers are lightly seasoned with spices and buttery shortbread for a delectable taste.

Enjoy them on their own, try spreading them with Strawberry Almond Cream Cheese, accompanied with a glass of your favorite beverage, or as an appetizer before a meal. Whatever way you choose, these crackers will be sure to please your taste buds.

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Tapas

I’m helping to build a great Tapas spread for you!

And today I have a really fun and delicious little Manchego Cracker recipe as part of the spread.

These crispy little Manchego Crackers are light and flaky savory shortbread crackers with the nuttiness of Manchego cheese.

The cayenne pepper gives them a nice little kick of spice that’ll dance on your tongue for a moment.

Great to nibble on their own, these crackers are also perfect for a Tapas spread.

Serve them with Marcona almonds, marinated olives, or quince paste.

Of course, they also go well with my Grilled Red Pepper and Garlic Dip. And, Crock Pot Herbed Almonds.

Manchego Cheese

Manchego is a dry nutty cheese from Spain.

My grocery store carries Manchego in the deli section, as does the Trader Joe’s near me, Amazon also carries it.

If you can’t find Manchego or don’t want to buy it, any hard dry cheese will work here, such as Parmesan, Asiago, or Romano.

Rolling out the dough

If you aren’t keen on rolling out dough with a rolling-pin, I think these would also work really well as a log dough.

So, after mixing the dough in the food processor, roll it into a log rather than a disk. Refrigerate the dough, as in the recipe, and then, rather than rolling it, simply cut the log into disks or rounds that are about 1/8-inch thick.

Place those disks on the baking sheet, then bake as directed. Now, I didn’t do this, but I really think it would work. Let me know if you try it!

I did the rolling-pin method, and I used a 1 & 3/4-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter.

I got 35 crackers out of my dough; you might be able to get a few more, as mine were a little thicker than 1/8-inch.

The dough is pretty easy to work with. It’s a simple shortbread-type dough.

Also, I like to use {affiliate link} insulated baking sheets when baking something like this. It totally makes it so I don’t burn the crackers (or cookies!).

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Manchego Crackers Recipe

Manchego Crackers

Debi

Delicious crispy cheesy crackers that are great on a cheese plate.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 35 crackers

Calories 34 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into ½-inch pieces
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 ounces Manchego cheese finely grated (2 ounces is about 1 cup)

Instructions

 

• Place all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse just until a dough forms. (Do not overwork dough, or biscuits will be tough.) Gather dough into a ball, and flatten into a 5-inch disk. Wrap dough in plastic wrap, and chill dough, until firm, about 30 minutes. The Dough can be made ahead and chilled like this for up to 2 days.
• Preheat oven to 400° F.
• Roll out dough on a floured surface with a floured rolling pin until about 1/8-inch thick, roughly 14-inch round.
• Working quickly, cut out rounds with a 1 ¾ to 2-inch floured biscuit cutter, and arrange the rounds ½-inch apart on a silpat or parchment paper covered baking sheet. Reroll scraps (but only once or they will get tough; chill first if soft), and cut out more rounds. Prick each round 2 or 3 times with a fork.
• Bake in middle of oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Allow crackers to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes, then transfer them directly to a cooling rack to cool.

Notes

If your kitchen is warm, roll out dough between 2 sheets of wax paper.
Store crackers layered between sheets of wax paper in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.

Adapted from Epicurious

Nutrition

Calories: 34kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 43mgPotassium: 4mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 72IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

Keyword cheese, crackers, manchego

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