This easy 4-ingredient recipe for pimiento cheese crackers makes a great appetizer for a crowd!

I'm in full swing with the fall season. I've been sharing 1. Apples - Sautéed chicken and apples and fruity homemade applesauce; 2. Pumpkins - Pumpkin baked oatmeal with chocolate chips (and many more pumpkin things to come); and even 3. Halloween - my silly string cheese spider snacks.

And what else is it? Football season! I've already been to my first game - can't beat an afternoon at the stadium!

And in celebration of all things football, I’ve joined a group of bloggers from all over the country — all of whom are big football fans! — to bring you football-inspired recipes this season. Last month we shared our favorite tailgating recipes -- for which I featured my easy chicken roll-ups -- and now we are sharing more than 60 recipes ideas for celebrating on game day.

I love me some game day eats, like my cheesy baked black bean dip, veggie-loaded pizza dip and easy vegetable squares.

And for our festive game day collaboration, I, of course, am representing my hometown Carolina Panthers team. And guys, it took me FOREVER to decide on what to make.

I literally had a list of about 15 ideas as well as some other just general categories. I kept waffling back and forth on what to make, what to choose, how to pick just one thing.

So many Southern favorites, so many Southern foods to use, so many different ideas.

I was feeling paralyzed by all the choices and then I decided I had to start making decisions.

Pimiento cheese. That’s what I would do. Something with pimiento cheese. And trust me, this only slightly narrowed it down because I had so many different ideas using pimiento cheese. (One of which I simply HAVE to make happen for you. Another day.)

But these homemade cheese crackers are my pick today. They're just 4 ingredients — pimiento cheese, butter, flour and salt — they can be made ahead and they are unbelievably delicious.

They have a crunchy outside and a buttery soft, smooth texture inside. They kinda melt in your mouth.

They work as a stand-alone for snacking but I highly recommend you serve them with some extra pimiento cheese. Because putting pimiento cheese on your pimiento cheese crackers is crazy satisfying.

If you’ve got some cooked, crumbled bacon laying around, you could take these over the top. I might have to do that one game day when it’s not just me eating an entire batch of these for lunch. #whoops

A few notes on these pimiento cheese crackers:

• You can use homemade pimiento cheese (I included a basic recipe below) or pick some up from the store, which I’ve been known to do from time to time. Cause I live in the South.
• I used white whole wheat flour, cause that’s just how I roll, but all purpose flour would be fine, too. A gluten-free all-purpose flour mix should work as well.
• Don’t slice the crackers too thin. They spread out just a tad while baking and the thin ones will be too crumbly. I had some that were ¼-inch thick and they didn’t hold up well. They should be about ⅓ inch thick to cook through and hold together.
• Let the cheese crackers cool completely on the pan before you remove them or try to serve them. This helps them set up and stay together.
• Be sure to slice and bake these straight from the fridge. Don’t let your cheese loaf sit out too long — you want the butter to be nice and cold still when the crackers go in the oven.
• Mine take 20 minutes, but check them after 18. They’re ready when they’re light brown around the edges.
• If your oven doesn’t cook evenly from side to side or front to back, you can rotate your pan halfway through the cooking time so these all turn out.
• You should double or triple the recipe for a crowd. They will go fast!

Get a taste of the South, a taste of the Carolinas, with this easy recipe and be sure to check out my fellow food bloggers’ recipes below for their favorite teams.

Enjoy!

~ Kathryn

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Yield: 15 crackers

Easy pimiento cheese crackers

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Easy 4-ingredient pimiento cheese crackers are a great make-ahead appetizer recipe!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Inactive Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

• ½ cup pimiento cheese (homemade or store-bought)
• ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick), softened
• 1 cup flour (see notes)
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• Extra pimiento cheese for serving (optional)

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, mix together softened butter and pimiento cheese until well combined.
   
2. Add flour and salt and stir to combine.
   
3. Turn the dough onto a floured surface. Form a long (about 1 ½ inches in diameter) then roll the log in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hour, until hardened.
   
4. Preheat oven to 350.
   
5. Remove the cheese log from the fridge, unwrap and slice into ⅓-inch wide crackers. Place crackers on an ungreased baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
   
6. Bake at 350 for 18-22 minutes, until light brown around the edges.
   
7. Remove and let cool completely on the baking sheet before transferring. (This helps the crackers set up so they don’t crumble.)

Notes

I use white whole wheat flour but all-purpose flour would be fine. An all-purpose gluten-free mix should work as well.

You can double or triple the recipe for a crowd - they will go fast!

Want to make your own pimiento cheese? Here's a basic recipe:

Ingredients:

2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
½ cup mayonnaise
1 (4 oz.) jar diced pimientos, drained
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
Salt and black pepper, to taste

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and mix until smooth. Refrigerate for at least two hours to let it firm up.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

15

Serving Size:

1 cracker
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 128Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 125mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 2g

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