Garlic and Parmesan Cheese Coins

Name: Garlic and Parmesan Cheese Coins
Yield: Makes 64 crackers
Ingredients: 1 cup, extra-virgin olive oil or vegetable oil, or a combination, plus extra as needed; 30 , garlic cloves, peeled (¾ cup), root ends trimmed; 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 ounce, Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup); 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper; Pinch , cayenne pepper; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces and chilled

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2019

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Work our garlic confit recipe into Parmesan shortbread for a savory, sophisticated snack.

SERVESMakes 64 crackers

TIME45 minutes, plus 1 hour cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To make these tender, garlicky cheese coins, we started by mashing garlic confit into a smooth paste. From there, we made a dough by processing the dry ingredients with Parmesan and then adding chilled butter and the garlic paste. (The past...

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