Recipe: Follow the Cheddar Brick Road

 
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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

  1. Mix your dry ingredients - in a small bowl, combine the flour, salt, onion powder and garlic powder. Mix and set aside

  2. 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.

  3. Wrap your dough in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.

  4. 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.

  5. To plate, try to line up the crackers in a brick-like pattern along a long platter. Serve with a rainbow fruit medley.

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