c0Ckt@il sh@Pes

i was kinda bored of eating those sweet cookies (that doesn't mean my chocolate cookies obsession has vanished), so guess this time savoury cookies can be an option. and that's why thse cookies. also bcoz i had a get-together @ home with a couple of very close buddies, so this was a gud option for them to munch on. generally all most all my cookies are pretty big in size. bt this is small, thats y d name cocktail. this tiny savoury crackers are always a welcum treat & make lovely party nibbles. try making a range of shapes & flavouring them with different cheese & spices.

i had as usual made certain changes to suit my taste buds, availability. since college has ended and my joining about a month later, so i m kinda broke. need to think many times before spending, so this was kind of easy becoz i was able to gather everything from kitchen itself.

another important thing is the GOUDA cheese of amul brand. i had first seen a contestant of masterchef India using it, and hd bougt it then. but it was lying in my freeze for quite some time now. so i decided to use it up this time. it can be easily used for making cheese fritters or cheese balls. its firm and i like the spicy & nutty flavour & taste it has. so, here goes the recipe. this preparation  makes around 80:

INGREDI@NTS:

• 350gm  all purpose plain flour
• pinch of salt
• 1/2tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
• 175gm sweet butter chopped
• 115gm cheddar cheese
• 1 egg beaten
• 1tsp chopped nuts
• 2tsp dill seeds
• 2tsp curry paste
• 2tsp chilli sauce

METHOD:

• line several large baking sheets with non-stick baking parchment & set aside.
• sift the flour into a large mixing bowl & add salt pepper & whole-gram mustard. mix well.
• add the butter & rub it into the flour mixture with your fingertips until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. grate the cheese then, with fork, stir it into the butter & flour mixture until thoroughly incorporated.
• add the beaten egg & mix together to form a soft dough.
• turn out the dough on to a floured surface, knead lightly until smooth, then divide it into four equal pieces.
• knead the chopped nuts into one piece, dill seeds into another, and curry paste & chilli sauce into the remaining pieces. wrap each piece in a clear film & chilli for at least 1 hour.
• preheat the oven to 200degree C. roll out each piece of dough in turn. use floured cutter(of your desired shape) for each flavour dough. arrange the shapes well apart from the curry flavoured dough, arrange the shapes well spaced apart on the baking sheets & bake for 6-8mins, until slightly puffed & pale gold. cool on wire racks.
• repeat the same process with the remaining dough using your desired cutters..

thats all. i know it seems to be pretty easy. and it is actually easy. well i had replaced the chilli paste with dried green chilli powder, the curry paste with cumin powder. most of these babies are tiny shaped, but some are like big ones, done just for experimenting. and though the recipe doesn't mention sugar at all, but i have put in around 2tbsp of sugar, just as to bring the flavours together. if you are making for any diabetic patient, then you cn very well, ommit the sugar part.

try out people!!!!! wll b bk soon