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Homemade goldfish

A popular kid's snack made in a healthy way. You will only need 5 easy to come by ingredients. Your kids will be thrilled and so will you!
Don't have a gold fish cookie cutter or want a quick(er) snack? Just cut the rolled out dough in squares instead of using a cookie cutter. Optionally sprinkle with sesame, chia, poppy or everything bagel seeds before baking and you have a new healthy snack!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting time 15 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 snack portions
Course: Snack
Calories: 279
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 125 gr whole wheat flour (preferably white whole wheat flour, but otherwise regular whole wheat flour works as well)(approx. 4 tbsp)
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 30 gr unsalted butter (regular or vegan butter, cold)(approx. 2 tbsp/ ΒΌ stick)
  • 30 ml extra virgen olive oil (approx. 2 tbsp)
  • 225 gr cheddar cheese (grated))approx. 1 cup)
  • 4-6 tbsp water

Equipment

  • Baking tray
  • Rolling pin
  • High speed food processor
  • Cookie cutter (fish shape)

Method
 

  1. Add flour and salt to a foodprocessor and pulse.
  2. Add butter, olive oil and cheese. Pulse until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.
  3. Add water 1 tbsp at a time until the dough forms into a ball. This can take a few minutes. Continue pulsing between tbsps and scrape down the sides every once in a while. When it shapes into a ball the dough is ready. I sometimes take the dough out of the processor and form the dough ball by hand (it just sometimes need a bit of help).
  4. Using a rolling pin, flatten the dough between 2 pieces of parchment paper and chill for 15-20 minutes in the refrigerator. This helps the butter get cold and makes the goldfish puffier.
  5. Preheat the oven to 350F/175C
  6. Roll out the dough. Do it quick to keep the dough cool. It needs to be fairly thin though (1/8 inch). Thinner = crispier!!
  7. Cut out the fish shapes with a cookie cutter (or just cut them in squares if you prefer regular crackers). Line a baking tray with parchment paper and place them on it.
  8. Bake them for 15-20 minutes. Let them cool off completely before putting them in an airtight container.

Notes

Nutritional information:
the information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist's advice.