Cheese nibbles

I've discovered lots of lovely cheesy nibbles to have with drinks and will post them all on here so you can try them for the Christmas party season. Really easy and delicious with sparkling wine, vodka tonic or whatever you tickles your fancy.

Cheese sables - adapted from good housekeeping.

125g plain flour
125g cold butter
125g grated strong cheddar
Pinch dried or fresh thyme
1tsp Dijon mustard
1 egg lightly beaten
Seasoning to taste
Pumpkin or sunflower seeds

In a blender blitz butter and flour together until it looks like fine breadcrumbs. Stir in grated cheddar, mustard, salt and pepper, thyme and add the egg and bring together to form a ball of dough. Roll into a sausage and then roll into the seeds so you have a fat cigar of cheese dough covered in lovely pumpkin seeds. Then slice the dough into coins approx the 5mm thick. Place on a lined baking tray and bake in a hot oven at 180c for 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown.

You can use whatever hard cheese you like. Parmesan is lovely if you use half cheddar and half paeans an.