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TOTAL TIME:

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COOK TIME:

EASY

30

42 MINS

20 MINS

22 MINS

INGREDIENTS

½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup NESTLÉ Cremora Original
1 large egg
½ tsp each salt and pepper, to season
2-3 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
1¾ cups (217g) cake flour
30 cubes cheese, 5mm
15 cherry tomatoes, halved

Serving suggestion:
Cheese board

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.


2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the oil and NESTLÉ Cremora Original with an electric beater until light and airy, about 2 minutes.


3. Add the egg, salt, pepper, rosemary and 1 tablespoon of cold water then whisk until fully combined.


4. Sieve in the cake flour and fold it through the wet mixture until a dough forms.


5. Form the dough into 30 balls, each about the size of a teaspoon. Place the balls of dough onto the baking tray, allowing enough space between each ball. *Chef’s Tip: Don’t need 30 biscuits? Freeze half of the dough for up to 3 months!


6. Using your thumb or the back of a measuring spoon, create an indent in each ball.


7. Bake the biscuits for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and place a cheese cube and half a cherry tomato in the indent of each biscuit.


8. Bake the biscuits for a further 10- 12 minutes. until golden and the cheese has melted.


9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.


10. Serve the thumbprint biscuits on a cheeseboard and ENJOY!

Cheesy Thumbprint Biscuits

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LEVEL:

EASY

Servings.png

SERVES:

30

Total Time.png

TOTAL TIME:

42 MINS

Prep Time.png

PREP TIME:

20 MINS

Cook Time.png

COOK TIME:

22 MINS

Cheesy Thumbprint Biscuits


INGREDIENTS

½ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup NESTLÉ Cremora Original
1 large egg
½ tsp each salt and pepper, to season
2-3 tsp chopped fresh rosemary
1¾ cups (217g) cake flour
30 cubes cheese, 5mm
15 cherry tomatoes, halved

Serving suggestion:
Cheese board

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C and line a baking tray with baking paper.


2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the oil and NESTLÉ Cremora Original with an electric beater until light and airy, about 2 minutes.


3. Add the egg, salt, pepper, rosemary and 1 tablespoon of cold water then whisk until fully combined.


4. Sieve in the cake flour and fold it through the wet mixture until a dough forms.


5. Form the dough into 30 balls, each about the size of a teaspoon. Place the balls of dough onto the baking tray, allowing enough space between each ball. *Chef’s Tip: Don’t need 30 biscuits? Freeze half of the dough for up to 3 months!


6. Using your thumb or the back of a measuring spoon, create an indent in each ball.


7. Bake the biscuits for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and place a cheese cube and half a cherry tomato in the indent of each biscuit.


8. Bake the biscuits for a further 10- 12 minutes. until golden and the cheese has melted.


9. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.


10. Serve the thumbprint biscuits on a cheeseboard and ENJOY!

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