Pimiento Cheese Crackers

Name: Pimiento Cheese Crackers
Ingredients: 12 oz. sharp cheddar, coarsely grated (about 4 cups); 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper; 1/4 cup chopped jarred pimiento peppers; 5 Tbsp. chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 3 Tbsp. white or black sesame seeds

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Ingredients

12 oz. sharp cheddar, coarsely grated (about 4 cups)
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/4 cup chopped jarred pimiento peppers
5 Tbsp. chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
3 Tbsp. white or black sesame seeds

Directions

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["Pulse cheese, flour, salt, and cayenne in a food processor to combine (4-6 pulses should do it). Add pimiento peppers and pulse until mixture turns orange (another 2 or 3 pulses). Add butter and pulse until largest pieces are about the size of a pea (4-6 pulses). Drizzle in 2 Tbsp. ice water and pulse 2 or 3 more times. Dough should stick together when squeezed in your hand. If not, pulse in another tablespoonful of ice water.", "Transfer dough to a work surface and form into a tightly packed 2\"-diameter log. Gently sprinkle sesame seeds over surface and roll log over sesame seeds