Recipe courtesy of The Official Harry Potter Cookbook
Recipe courtesy of The Official Harry Potter Cookbook
Watch how to make this recipe.
Lightning Bolt Cheese Bites
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- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 15 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 40 min
- Yield: 24 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 79
- Total Fat
- 5 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 6 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 0 g
- Protein
- 2 g
- Cholesterol
- 21 mg
- Sodium
- 35 mg
These mini savory bites from “The Official Harry Potter Cookbook” are shaped like Harry Potter’s famous lightning bolt scar, which he unwittingly acquires after Lord Voldemort attached him as a baby. Cheesy and filling, they make a tasty lunch or teatime treat or perhaps a snack to nibble while you’re doing your homework. You wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of Professor Snape, now would you?
- Level: Easy
- Total: 1 hr 15 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 40 min
- Yield: 24 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 79
- Total Fat
- 5 g
- Saturated Fat
- 3 g
- Carbohydrates
- 6 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 0 g
- Protein
- 2 g
- Cholesterol
- 21 mg
- Sodium
- 35 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C/gas mark 5). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Put the flour, salt, and butter in a bowl and rub the butter in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the cheese and egg yolk and stir with a round-bladed knife or pastry cutter until the mixture comes together to form a crumbly dough that holds together when pinched. Mold into a flat square shape.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to a square measuring slightly larger than 9 inches (23 centimeters). Trim the edges to neaten. Cut lengthways into four even-sized strips. Cut across the dough at 1 1/2-inch (4-centimeter) intervals so that you finish up with 24 rectangles. Cut each rectangle diagonally in half.
- To shape each lightning bolt, take the two halves of a rectangle and reposition them on the baking sheet so the points face away from each other and two of the long sides meet. Push the pieces firmly together so they don’t fall apart after baking. Repeat with the remaining pieces.
- Brush the bolts with beaten egg and use your fingers to sprinkle the chili powder in a fine dusting. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until pale golden. Leave to cool on the baking sheet.
