Cheese cracker
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The cheese cracker is a type of cracker prepared using cheese as a main ingredient.[1][2] Additional common cracker ingredients are typically used, such as grain, flour, shortening, leavening, salt and various seasonings.[3][4][5][6] The ingredients are formed into a dough, and the individual crackers are then prepared.[3][7] Some cheese crackers are prepared using fermented dough.[4] Cheese crackers are typically baked.[1][6] Another method of preparing cheese crackers involves placing cheese atop warm crackers.[8] Cheese crackers have been described as a "high-calorie snack", which is due to a higher fat content compared to other types of crackers.[5]
Type | Cracker |
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Course | Main Meal (in some countries, served as a special course) |
Variations | Goldfish, Cheddars, Cheese Nips, Cheez-It |