Step-by-step method

At a glance

You're making savory cheddar and chilli bites—perfect for when you want something cheesy instead of sweet. The process is straightforward: mix dry ingredients with grated cheddar, rub in butter until crumbly, add a sticky egg and buttermilk mixture, then drop spoonfuls onto a tray and bake until golden. Watch for the sticky dough stage, which comes together quickly and needs gentle handling to shape.

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Prep the tray

Preheat your oven to 185°C. Take the butter out of the fridge.

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110 gram
Unsalted Butter
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Mix the dry ingredients

In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, black pepper, chilli, baking powder).

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223 gram
All-purpose wheat flour

5 gram
Powdered Sugar

5 gram
Salt

5 gram
Black Pepper

5 gram
Ground Chili Pepper

5 gram
Baking Powder
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Grate the cheddar

Coarsely grate the cheddar and stir it into the dry ingredients.

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150 gram
Cheddar

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Rub in the butter

Add the room-temperature butter, cut into small pieces, and rub it in with your fingers. You should end up with a crumbly mixture, similar to a streusel topping.
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Whisk the egg

In a separate bowl, mix the egg with the buttermilk and whisk lightly together.

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1 piece
Chicken Eggs

160 milliliter
Cultured Buttermilk
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Sticky dough

Pour the liquid mixture into the bowl with the dry mixture and stir well with a wooden spoon until everything comes together. The dough will have a sticky consistency.
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Shape the bites on the tray

Line a baking tray with parchment paper and use two teaspoons to drop small mounds of dough onto it.
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Sprinkle with chilli or pepper

Before baking, sprinkle the bites with chilli or freshly ground pepper.

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1 gram
Ground Chili Pepper

1 gram
Black Pepper
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Bake and serve

Bake for about 15–20 minutes at 185°C, until golden. Serve warm if possible, as that's when the cheddar aroma really comes through.

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Cheddar and Chilli Bites

Name: Spicy Cheddar and Chilli Bites
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 48 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5 gram Salt; 6 gram Black Pepper; 6 gram Ground Chili Pepper; 150 gram Cheddar; 223 gram All-purpose wheat flour; 5 gram Powdered Sugar; 1 piece Chicken Eggs; 5 gram Baking Powder; 160 milliliter Cultured Buttermilk; 110 gram Unsalted Butter

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Prep 25 min Cook 18 min

10 Ingredients

9 Steps

Medium Difficulty

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What's in it?

411 kcal

Calories

47 g

Carbohydrates

38 g

Fats

18 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

I kept racking my brains over what interesting thing to bake for New Year's Eve. Everyone's sick of sweets by then, so that was out of the question. Something with cheese, I thought. And that's when a photo from an American cookbook popped into my head. Yes! That's exactly it! Cheddar and chilli bites.

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Prep the tray

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Mix the dry ingredients

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Grate the cheddar

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Rub in the butter

Whisk the egg

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Sticky dough

Shape the bites on the tray

Sprinkle with chilli or pepper

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Bake and serve

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