Bohea Cheese Sables

Ingredients

• 10 Tablespoons butter
• 1 Tablespoon Bohea tea leaves
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup grated cheddar or cheese of choice
• ½ cup grated parmesan
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp finely ground Bohea tea (optional)

Directions

1. . Steep the tea in the butter by melting slowly in a small saucepan then allowing to cool
2. . Strain off the tea pressing the leaves against the strainer to extract as much flavor as possible
3. . Refrigerate until butter is set
4. . In a processor combine the flour, butter, and cheese - pulse until a dough forms
5. . Turn onto parchment paper and form into a log - shorter if you want larger sables and longer if you want smaller sables
6. . Chill for at least 3 hours or leave for up to 2 days in freezer
7. . When ready to bake...heat oven to 400
8. . Slice cheese log into thin ¼" slices and set on parchment paper lined baking sheet
9. . Brush with egg yolk
10. . Sprinkle the sables with a little ground Bohea tea (optional)
11. . Bake for about 10 minutes or until the sables are golden

This recipe was developed for the Cultured Cup by Kyra Effren

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