Cheese Sables

I made some Parmesan and pistachio nut sables after i finished work, i got the recipe from my Delia Smiths Christmas recipe book

Here is the recipe

• 40g chilled butter cubed
• 40g  plain flour
• 40g freshly grated Parmesan
• 15g shelled pistachio nuts
  
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• pinch cayenne pepper

Start by chopping the pistachio nuts in a mini chopper quite small.
Then mix them with all the remaining ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Rub the ingredients together until the mixture starts to form fairly large clumps, then press the mixture against the side of the bowl to bring it together.

Now transfer the dough to a board and knead lightly, then roll into a sausage shape about 18cm long and wrap and chill in the freezer for 30 minutes

Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4. After that slice the chilled log into discs about 5mm wide and spread them out on the baking sheet

Then pop them in the oven on the centre shelf and bake for 13- 15 minutes, until they start to go golden around the edges. When they are cooked, transfer them to a wire rack to cool and store in an airtight tin.