Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 c Flour -y grated
1/2 ts Salt 3 tb Heavy cream
1/8 ts Cayenne pepper 1 lg Egg, beaten lightly
6 tb Unsalted butter, cut into bi 1 1/2 c Swiss cheese, finely shredde
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1 c Sharp cheddar cheese, coarse 3 tb Butter, softened

Into a bowl, sift together the flour, salt, and cayenne. Blend in the
butter and Cheddar cheese. Stir in the cream, stirring until the
mixture forms dough. Chill, wrapped in wax paper, for 2 hours. Roll
out dough 1/16-inch thick on a lightly floured surface and cut into
rounds, using a 1-1/2-inch cutter. Reroll scraps and cut out more
rounds. Arrange on baking sheets, brush them lighly with the egg, and
bake in the middle of a preheated 450f oven for 5-7 minutes, or until
browned lightly. In a small container, cream together the Swiss
cheese and softened butter. Arrange half the rounds, bottom sides up,
on baking sheets. Divide the cheese mixture among them. Make
sandwiches by pressing the remaining rounds on top and pressing
lightly. Bake the croutes in the 450f oven for 4 minutes, or until
the cheese is just melted. Makes 46 croutes. a Gourmet 1969 favorite.

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