Recipe: Follow the Cheddar Brick Road
We’re wishing a Happy Anniversary to the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie today! My good friend Tiffany, aka @followtheyellowbrickgirl on Instagram, is the biggest Oz fan that I know. She organized a full week for celebrating all things Oz - books, musicals, miniseries, you name it.
For my contribution, I thought it would be fun to make an edible version of the iconic yellow brick road. And cheese crackers seemed like ideal yellow bricks. Add a rainbow fruit medley to the platter and we’ve got a true celebration of Oz on the plate.
Cheddar Brick Road
Ingredients
4 oz. Monterey Jack, grated
4 oz. Sharp Cheddar, grated
1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
flaky sea salt
1/2 cup ice water
Directions
Mix your dry ingredients - in a small bowl, combine the flour, salt, onion powder and garlic powder. Mix and set aside
Mix your wet ingredients - in a large bowl, mix the butter, Cheddar, and Monterey Jack until well combined. Add your flour mixture and mix until you have a crumbly, course mixture. Add ice water a couple tablespoons at a time, mixing until your dough is of a consistency that it will hold together when you pinch it.
Wrap your dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F. On a well-floured work surface, roll out your dough to 1/4” thick. Cut out rectangles 1/2” x 1”. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 15-16 minutes, until lightly golden and crispy.
To plate, try to line up the crackers in a brick-like pattern along a long platter. Serve with a rainbow fruit medley.