Late-night blogging while baking!

HOMEMADE GOLDFISH

Yeah buddy, I made goldfish from scratch!  Maybe I'll add some food coloring to the batch I make for my brother for Christmas to make them Goldfish brand orange.  I'll have to make them the eve of Christmas Eve so they're super fresh...I just had to make sure that they tasted good before I went all in and relied on this being my present to him.  Mmmm...they're good! They're so easy to make and all you need really is a bag of cheese!  (That is if you love baking and have the main staples already).

Homemade Goldfish

 

+Ingredients+

8 ounces Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Shredded

4 T Butter, Cubed

1 C Flour

3/4 t salt

2 T Cold Water

 

+How To+

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Grab yo food processor!

Slap in the Cheese, the Butter, the Flour, and dat salt!

Now pulse it up! (Really I gave up after pulsing got boring and I just turned the thing on). You want to get an even sandy texture.  DON'T ADD SAND!

Then pulse in the Water a Tablespoon at a time. (I had a cup of ice water with my measuring spoon in it...then you have leftover hydration).

Remove the dough and put it in plastic wrap to chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.  Here is when you teach yourself how to make fishy cutters out of a beer can. 

When it's all chilled up you roll it out thin and cut 'em up and place them on the cookie sheets and bake for 15 minuets.  I made about 4 cookie sheets worth by placing them close together...like 1/2 inch or less.

 

They come out chewy...but I guess that depends on how determined you are to get the dough rolled out thin.  I compared the already shredded cheese to the big chunks of cheese and it was 4 cents cheaper to buy it already shredded...I'm willing to save a cent so it actually surprised me that they were willing to do all the work for me while adding a zipper bag to the equation.  I think I won that battle. 

 

BUT SERIOUSLY...This is an awesome idea for having kids work for their food.  If they want a hamburger have them learn how to grill or make them on the stove.  If they want pizza get the fixins from the store and you can buy the pre-made crust.  If they want goldfish, well here ya go!  If they want candy there are all sorts of recipes out there!  I plan on making taffy soooooooon!  It might demand a late-night pulling post.  (Get it?  Because you pull taffy!!!)

 

In the end, they aren't Goldfish brand, but they are yummy and cheesy!  Two ingredients that both have, thank you very much.