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Cheez-It Gluten Free Crackers in a bowl with sprinkles of salt

Better Than Cheez-It Gluten Free Crackers

This recipe is an easy way to create a gluten free version of a favorite American Snack, Cheez-Its!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Servings 16 oz

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese- Room Temperature
  • 4 oz Smoked Gouda Or Smoked Cheddar Cheese- Room Temperature
  • ½ Cup Salted Butter
  • 1 tsp Himalayan Pink Salt
  • 1 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
  • ½ tsp Dry Mustard Powder
  • ½ tsp Paprika If you’re not using Smoked Cheese, try using Smoked Paprika
  • 1 Cup Gluten Free Flour Blend I use King Arthur Measure for Measure
  • 1.5 Tbsp Cold Water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside until you're ready to transfer your crackers.
  • Prep all your ingredients.
    ingredients for gluten free cheez its
  • Combine all ingredients, but the water and cheese into the food processor. Plus until you get what looks like bread crumbs.
    more ingredients in a food processor
  • Add the cheese. And continue to blend until homogeneous. Then add the water.
    cheese and ingredients in a food processor
  • Remove the dough and roll it between layers of parchment paper to 1/4-1/8 inch thick. The thicker, the easier to work with, but thinner gets crispier. I use this exact adjustable rolling pin for precise dough thickness. Note: You can also sprinkle a little gluten free flour on the parchment to make it easier.
    Cheez-It Gluten Free Crackers dough in a food processor
  • Peel off the top parchment, if the dough tears, press it back down and pull the parchment from a different angle. Then firmly grab both layers of parchment and flip over, repeat pulling the parchment. This should come off easier than the top if you lightly floured the surface.
    cheese cracker dough
  • Using a pastry cutter, cut out your crackers! Cheez-Its measure 1x1 inch, but larger crackers are less time consuming! Then use a chopstick to poke a whole or multiple holes if larger into each cracker.
    dough cut with a pastry wheel for cheese crackers
  • With a metal spatula, transfer the crackers to a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for approximately 18 minutes! If you would like them less done and crispy bake for approximately 16 minutes.
    Gluten free cheez its about to get backed
  • Remove from the oven, cool and enjoy!
    Cheese crackers coming out of the oven

Notes

All ovens perform differently.  For example, one of mine will get to the preheat temperature and forget to maintain the temperature.  The other oven is slow to heat...  Check your oven temperature and give the crackers a peak around 15 minutes just to be sure of where they're at in the cooking process.
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