Sesame Cheese Stars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 60 g butter
• 3/4 cup tasty cheese, finely grated
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, finely grated
• 1/2 cup cooked mashed potatoes
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/3 cup sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 sift flour and pepper into a bowl, rub in butter.
• 2 stir in cheese, potato and egg yolk.
• 3 knead gently on floured surface until smooth, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 4 preheat oven to 180°c.
• 5 roll dough on lightly floured surface until 3mm thick.
• 6 use a star shaped cutter to cut into 5cm stars, press stars into seeds, place stars seed side up about 1cm apart onto greased oven trays.
• 7 bake for about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 8 cool on wire racks.