Easy Goldfish-type Crackers - flourless WITH PHOTO

isto · Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1012 Location: OHIO

2 slices American cheese (NOT cheese food)
1/2 t salt
1/8 t chili powder
1/8 t garlic powder

Preheat oven to 400*

Cut each cheese slice into 16 small squares. Separate pieces and put in a small bowl. Add seasonings and toss to coat. Arrange on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, leaving about an inch between each cracker. Bake 400* for 7 to 7 1/2 minutes until well-browned and crispy. If undercooked, they will be soggy, so don't be afraid to check them and put them back in the oven for a bit longer if needed.

Cool the crackers completely and store in an airtight container on the counter for a few days.

*****I made my first couple of batches with the garlic powder, but we thought the garlic tasted bitter. The batches I made without the garlic AND salt tasted much better and are quite like goldfish crackers, as I remember them!

edit to add: my recipe says I can do this with any type of thinly sliced cheese. I plan on trying swiss with dill weed.
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jayhawkmom · Joined: 19 Apr 2006 Posts: 851 Location: Midwest, USA

Hmm, I wonder if I could manage with rice cheese. =(

That's the one thing my daughter misses more than ANYTHING. Goldfish.

ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 3718 Location: Nebraska

GOLDFISH CRACKERS! You're lucky I can't hug you through the computer Isto, else I'd probably crush you! Very Happy

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isto · Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1012 Location: OHIO

Enjoy!
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isto · Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1012 Location: OHIO

A photo:

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Fidissimus · Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 1403 Location: Portland, OR.

Oooo - Pepper-jack Crackers!
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Linda · Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 6:30 pm Post subject:

What exactly is "American" cheese? Is that cheddar, or is it like a cellophane cheese slice like Kraft cheese slices...something you might find on a Big Mac (w/o a bun)?

I'm Canadian...we don't have American cheese here. Razz

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The Edifying Conscience · Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 2250

Linda · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:39 pm Post subject:

Thanks TEC, we call those "cheese slices" or sometimes "Kraft Cheese slices".
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aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 7791 Location: WI, USA

isto · Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1012 Location: OHIO

Just make sure it is not labeled "Cheese Food" if you use it in this recipe. Apparently cheese food will not work!
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aklap · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 7791 Location: WI, USA

What t'heck is Cheese Food? Smile

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isto · Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1012 Location: OHIO

I think it is mostly made of oil and not milk - fake cheese, pretty much.
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ostrich · Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 3718 Location: Nebraska

isto · Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1012 Location: OHIO

Many of the "american cheeses" are cheese food - like the "swiss cheese slices" you find in the same area - they are badly flavored cheese food. Scary!
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