Cheese Chili Bites Recipe

Ingredients

• All-purpose flour . . . . . . . . . 1 cup
• Cheddar cheese . . . . . . . . . . ½ c
• Salt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ¼ tbsp
• Egg, beaten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 No
• Dry mustard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ½ tbsp
• Cold water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 tbsp
• Hot chili powder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ½ tbsp
• Pinch cayenne pepper . . . . . . . . . . . 1 No
• Poppy seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 tbsp
• Butter or margarine . . . . . . . . . . . . ¼ cup
• Sesame seeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 tbsp

How to make Cheese Chili Bites

1. Preheat oven to 400`F.
2. (205`C.).
3. Sift flour, salt and spices into a bowl.
4. Cut in butter finely until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
5. Add grated cheese and mix well.
6. Mix egg with cold water.
7. Add 2 tablespoons of egg mixture to cheese mixture and mix to form fairly stiff dough.
8. Knead gently on a lightly floured surface.
9. Roll out dough to a 12x6" rectangle.
10. Trim edges.
11. Cut in half lengthwise and transfer to a baking sheet.
12. Brush each half with remaining egg mixture.
13. Sprinkle 1 half with sesame seeds and the other half with poppy seeds.
14. Cut each half in 10 triangles and separate slightly to prevent sticking.
15. Bake in preheated oven 10-12 minutes or until light golden and cooked through.
16. Cool on a wire rack.
17. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.