Pepper Jack Crackers

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== Description ==
These delicate, buttery crackers make excellent accompaniments to cocktails. After a few days they become somewhat softer but can be re-crisped in a 300°F, oven for 5 minutes.
* Contributed by Jenn B aka Mom2Sam and Tiny at World Recipes Y-Group
* Makes about 95 crackers
== Ingredients ==
* 1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, softened
* ½ pound pepper jack cheese, grated coarsely
* 1 large egg, separated
* 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
* ¾ teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 375°F and grease two baking sheets.
# In a food processor blend together butter and cheese until smooth. 
# Add egg yolk, salt, and cayenne and blend until combined. 
# Add flour and blend until mixture just forms a dough.
# Working in batches, transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a ⅞-inch-wide ribbon tip and pipe dough in long strips 2 inches apart on baking sheets. (Alternatively, working in batches, dough may be transferred to a cookie press fitted with a ribbon disk and pressed out in long strips 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Dough strips may break in places but repairs are not necessary, as strips will be cut later.)
# In a small bowl whisk together egg white and a pinch salt until just combined. 
# Brush each strip of dough with some egg white and bake in batches in middle of oven until golden brown, about 10 to 15 minutes. 
# While crackers are still hot, slice diagonally into 1½-inch-long pieces and cool completely on racks. 
# Crackers keep in airtight containers 5 days.
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