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Ingredients
- ¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated finely
- 2 ounces feta cheese (I prefer the French sheeps milk feta), crumbled with your hands
- 1-2 shallots (depending on size), sliced thinly
- Olive oil
- 2 teaspoons chives, chopped
- Pinch kosher salt
- Couple turns freshly cracked black pepper
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- To prepare the shallots, heat up about a teaspoon of olive oil in a small pan over medium heat. Sauté the sliced shallots until caramelized and golden, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent burning. Drain any residual oil and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Cream the butter for about 1 minute in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. With the mixer on low speed, add the cheeses, chives, salt, pepper and shallots and combine. Then add the flour, keeping the mixer on low and stop once the flour has been combined with the other ingredients and the mixture is in large crumbles, about 1 minute.
- Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface and press into a ball. Roll into a 9-inch log and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for at least 30 minutes (or up to 4 days).
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Slice the log into roughly ⅜-inch rounds and lay them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Bake for 18-22 minutes or until very lightly browned. Rotate the pan halfway through baking. Cool and serve at room temperature.
Notes
Base recipe is based on Ina Garten's Parmesan & Thyme Crackers in Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics book.
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I absolutely love Olivier (and could easily find a little too much to take home with me! :)). These crackers look wonderful, the flavors are some of my favorites!
Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says
Oh these crackers! I absolutely LOVE a great homemade cracker and yours is just that – GREAT! I can only imagine with a nice glass of chilled white wine. Lovely photos!!!!
Kim - Liv LIfe says
My dearest Jean… you are simp.y amazing!! I showed your photos and shared your recipe and trip with my husband and he was somewhat speechless, which does not occur very often. I’m loving the feta in these crackers, and I have a feeling that I would definitely eat a decent part of your batch.
My father in law is a big blue cheese fan, and also as a former resident of Marin his favorite is from Point Reyes. I found the cheese here at a local shop and he will be thrilled with his Christmas present of 3 blue cheese wedges! These crackers would be a nice addition to his basket.
Happy holidays to you both and Pilot as well!!
Jen Laceda @ Tartine and Apron Strings says
Ooooh…I’ve been waiting for these cheese crackers since I saw a sneak peek on Facebook! I recently saw a recipe for cheese sables in a French cookbook, and have been pining to make something similar! I thing I can eat a whole dozen of these for snacks! Ha!
Kate@Diethood says
Gurrrrl, you put feta in crackers?! Heck yeah!! That’s my kinda crack-er! ;-D
Patty says
Beautiful crackers Jean! I like the simplicity of your recipe and all the flavors sound wonderful with a glass of wine-nice way to create a memory of your Napa Valley trip;-) Have a very Merry Christmas;-)
Valerie says
This recipe sounds like the perfect alternative to the canned nuts I was planning on serving. I love the idea of feta baked into buttery cracker! I can empathize with having to ride in the car with your seat pushed forward (I had ride that way back and forth to college a few times, thanks to a rather tall friend). 😀
Liren says
I wish I had this on our car ride to Tahoe last week! Good for you, to recreate your own version of the crackers! I’m glad the iffy start to your getaway ended much better!
Magic of Spice says
Sorry about how your birthday weekend started out, but sounds like a lovely trip. I lived in St. Helena for awhile, just lovely! As are these crackers…such great flavors!
Rowena @ Apron and Sneakers says
The combination of flavors definitely sounds milder than the one of Olivier. I think I would pick up yours too over the other one. Glad your birthday weekend turned out well. And hey, did you get to take some pics with your new camera? 🙂 Merry Christmas Jean!
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says
Oooh, these crackers sound so gourmet! Fabulous! Love the flavors! Have a wonderful Christmas!!
The Café Sucré Farine says
These sound amazing, what a lovely combination of flavors, I think I’d like your version better too. Maybe you should start your own cracker company!
sippitysup says
I hope you enjoyed the celebration and your back recovers. Did you at least bike? Merry Christmas my friend. XOGREG
suzanne Perazzini says
They look like a brilliant idea with a glass of wine.
I have never heard of a car being programmed like that – most inconvenient! Shame you couldn’t use the bikes after all that.
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Deniz says
This recipe sounds so good! Unfortunately I cant eat shallots/onions, do you have any recommendations for a substitute?
lemonsandanchovies says
Deniz, how about a little roasted garlic? 🙂
Suzanne says
Happy belated birthday Jean! Sounds like a fun trip despite the uncomfortable ride to the dealer 🙂 Your crackers look delicious and would be a yummy snack anytime. Beautiful photos that always make me want to try to recreate what you made.
foodwanderings says
I love slice and bake savory cookies like these. Especially around the holidays I go to lengths of baking these indulgent treats. I would love someone baking it for me more often thought!:) Happy New Year, jean!
Lora @cakeduchess says
I hope you had a nice birthday trip. I bet it was magical and these crackers sound and look incredible, Jean. send you hugs.
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says
I need to make crackers again, it has been a really long time. The caramelized shallots sound wonderful in here.
Rachel @ Bakerita says
These sound so delicious! The addition of caramelized shallots is genius. Can’t wait to try these!
Poh says
Looks yummy! keep up the good work. brings a lot of inspiration for my own projects =)
Suzanne says
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I’ve enjoyed looking at some of your posts — so many great stories and recipes. I’m especially excited to try out these crackers! I must be on a cracker kick…