Cheddar Cheesy Poof Biscuits or Crackers
Plan Z Phase: This is a Z3 (ZReboot) recipe.
LOVE these cheesy bits for an appetizer. They go great while you are sipping your wine.
This is not a completely original Plan Z recipe. I saw a version very similar to this on line and I just adjusted it to suit my tastes. The BEST low carb bites you could ask for. My guests raved! The person who designed this recipe didn’t take credit so I guess that person will remain anonymous but I am very grateful.
Serves: Makes about 18
Ingredients:
- 6 oz of cream cheese softened
- 2 cups of grated cheddar (in this recipe it will be worth it to buy a good block of cheddar and grate it yourself)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp of salt
- ¼ t of chili powder (or to taste)
- ½ cup of super fine ground almond flour
- butter or olive oil cooking spray
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (optional)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Then, in a medium bowl add your ingredients. Thoroughly mix with a spoon or spatula. Drop by spoonfuls onto the cookie sheet. Bake 10 – 15 minutes or until light brown. Keep an eye on them so they don’t burn. They will be about 1/4″ thick and moist. Carefully remove them from the cookie sheet and serve warm or at room temperature.
If you want them to taste like the biscuits at Red Lobster, add a half teaspoon of garlic powder.
I can see myself making these with a combo of cheddar and blue cheese…
Or Gruyere…
Or Mozzarella and Parmesan combined. All would be very yummy!
If you want to make a stiffer cracker, squish the spoonfuls down gently with the bottom of a glass to flatten them before you bake them. Then keep a close eye as they bake. They will cool to a stiffer consistency and taste a lot like Cheeze Its.
Enjoy!
Cheers,
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OMG! I made these on my first day of reboot because I’ve really missed cheese. I added the garlic and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper. Also, I wound up with 36 because I used a tsp to drop them on my pan. First round I used the same pan I used for oven bacon so they cooked in a wee bit of bacon grease. Heavenly. They picked up a bit of bacon flavor and I almost drooled they were so good. The second pan was cooked on garlic flavored olive oil but I used a fork to flatten them. Not sure which batch was better but this recipe will definitely be a staple in my kitchen.
That’s wonderful, I’m so glad you liked them! 🙂