Recipe for December: Cashew Nutters

Great for a nibble with celebration drinks with neighbours and friends over Christmas and the New Year. These are so easy and so much cheaper than buying them.

Ingredients

• 100g soft margarine (or whatever cooking spread is your preference)
• 50g semolina
• 85g self-raising flour
• 75g well flavoured Cheddar cheese
• Salt
• ½ level teaspoon dry mustard
• Freshly ground pepper
• Cashew nuts for topping

Method

• Heat oven to 180C Gas 4.
• Measure all ingredients except the nuts into a large bowl and work until thoroughly blended, this can be done in a food processor.
• Take a large piping bag fitted with a 1.25cm plain icing nozzle. Pipe about 40 small blobs onto the baking sheet and press a cashew nut in the centre of each.
• Bake in the oven for 15 – 20 minutes until golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack.

Happy Christmas and New Year to all

The Tidy Cook