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    By Amanda Smyth 8 Comments

    easy cheese biscuits + hidden talents

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    Everyone I know has a secret talent; something they're insanely good at that isn't instantly evident.

    My friend Dean is an expert boat driver.  Watching him handle a tinny is a joy.  It's like the boat is a 12" aluminium extension of himself.

    Bearhands' mental maths is killer.  He calculates things in his melon that I wouldn't even think about thinking about.

    My best mate is a reptile guru.  She was the first person in the world to breed Canopy Goannas.

    The blokes who've come to work with us on the farm each have their own special talents. We're lucky to have found fellows who know their grease nipples from their PTOs. It pays to keep talented blokes happy, so this week I whipped up some cheese biscuits for  post-work snack.  They're ridonkulously easy.

    easy cheese biscuitseasy cheese biscuits

    Ingredients:
    125 g plain flour
    ¼ teaspoon baking powder
    ½ teaspoon dry mustard
    squeeze lemon juice
    60g butter, cubed
    60g grated cheese, tasty or cheddar
    1 egg yolk
    ½ teaspoon water
    ⅓ teaspoon salt
    ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

    Method:
    Combine flour, baking powered, salt, cayenne pepper and mustard in a food processor.  Add the butter and process until the mix forms a breadcrumb-like consistency.
    Add the cheese and process to combine.  Beat the egg yolk, lemon juice, and water and add to the processor bowl.  Process until the mix is a stiff dough.
    Roll out thinly.  Cut into small rounds.  Bake at 180°C  for 15 minutes or until golden brown.  Serve to blokes with beer.cheese biscuits

    Last year I asked my lovely readers to help me by answering ten questions.  In reward, I said I would choose a survey participant at random to win a personally designed biscuit recipe.

    Congratulations RJR.  You're the winner!

    But we're not over yet.  To help me choose the perfect biscuit for you, I have ten more questions:
    tea or coffee?
    sunrise or sunset?
    country or city?
    chocolate or strawberry?
    winter or summer?
    finding memo or shrek?
    labels or no frills?
    bath or shower?
    apples or oranges?

    do you have a hidden talent?
    I can hear an irrigation pump shift tone in the middle of the night.
    full house or family matters?

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    Comments

    1. Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me says

      February 21, 2014 at 2:27 pm

      Family Matters for sure!
      I hope you didn't serve them that nice cool beverage as well, looks so nice I want to jump in it. It's been threatening rain all week and SO humid. I'm so grateful for ducted AC. A small pleasure in life.

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    2. rach says

      February 25, 2014 at 9:48 pm

      Wow- lucky me!!
      I'm a semi driver by day so most people wouldn't guess my hidden talent. I love to crochet and baby blankets flow from my fingers.
      The answers are:
      Coffee
      Sunset (over the ocean here so it's just magical)
      Country
      Chocolate all the way
      Summer ( although a month of over 40 degrees makes me question my choice)
      Finding Nemo
      No frills
      Shower
      Apples
      I grew up in tv free house so I've never seen either!!

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      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        March 01, 2014 at 11:02 am

        Hi Rach, glad you found this post. I used to work on an island in the Whitsundays and I agree - the sun setting over the ocean is something else entirely.
        I'll put my thinking cap on this weekend and see what I come up with. Will also investigate how long the post would likely take to make it to you. xx

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    3. sarahjblinco says

      February 26, 2014 at 12:14 pm

      um... Yum! 🙂

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      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        March 01, 2014 at 11:01 am

        They're so easy Sarah. I'll think twice before buying savoury biscuits anytime soon.

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    4. theveggiemama says

      February 26, 2014 at 8:59 pm

      Want wine, want cheese, want wine and cheese, want cheese and biscuits, want wine and cheese biscuits. Now.
      tea or coffee? tea
      sunrise or sunset? sunrise
      country or city? split 50/50
      chocolate or strawberry? chocolate
      winter or summer? summer
      finding memo or shrek? Beauty and the Beast
      labels or no frills? labels
      bath or shower? bath
      apples or oranges? neither. but apples if you're holding a gun to my head.

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      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        March 01, 2014 at 10:59 am

        I'd have picked you for a winter girl Stacey - you've got that Snow White look going on.
        Hope you're enjoying Melbourne. Am loving your Problogger posts. xx

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        • Veggie mama says

          March 01, 2014 at 11:42 am

          Gosh, really? I'm rather surprised by that. I am an avowed sun-worshiper, I thought my almost-shamefully dark tan and weatherbeaten face were a dead giveaway! I often joke I'm a reptile, my cold blood needs the warm sun to survive. I'm deathly afraid of winter (and I hate snow!), so I've been banging on for months about how terrified I am of Melbourne winter. I don't even own a coat! You don't know a good place to buy a coat, do you?!

          Reply

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