Cheese Bennes

6 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb. sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 lb. butter, softened
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 dash red pepper
  • 1-1/4 cup White Lily flour, sifted
  • 1/2 cup benne seeds, roasted

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream serenely cheddar cheese*, butter, salt and a chef's pinch of red pepper.
  2. 2
    Add flour and knead with gusto.
  3. 3
    Then add benne seeds and knead some more.
  4. 4
    Make five long slender rolls out of the dough.
  5. 5
    Chill the rolls in wax paper for several hours.
  6. 6
    Take out and slice the rolls into skinny nickels and dimes.
  7. 7
    Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
  8. 8
    Keep in a tin until ready to serve with glasses of sherry cooler.

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