This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. On May 23, 1921, when Green & Green decided to trademark the tasty treat’s unique name, the Cheez-It was born. During World War I, Green & Green fired up its ovens for the war effort. This ad appeared in the Dayton Daily News's July 14, 1918 edition. Sharp cheddar will give homemade Cheez-Its plenty of robust cheesiness and that iconic yellow-orange hue. Add extra fiber, iron and protein to these homemade Cheez-Its by replacing 1/2 cup of the all-purpose flour with white whole wheat flour. (Then try some of these other whole wheat flour recipes.) Gluten-Free Cheez-Its

Use a fluted pastry wheel, pizza cutter or sharp knife to trim the rolled dough into a neat square. Then, slice into 1-inch-wide strips before making perpendicular slices across the strips to create 1-inch squares. In a food processor, pulse the cheese until finely grated. The cheese may have some larger clumps, but that’s OK. They will break up as the butter gets worked into the dough later. Step 2: Stir together dry ingredientsLooking for vegan Cheez-Its? Swap the cheddar cheese for your favorite vegan cheddar cheese and add 1-2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast for extra tangy flavor. Then, opt for 4 tablespoons of your favorite vegan butter (like Earth Balance) or olive oil instead of butter. Prepare and bake as directed in the original recipe How Do You Store Homemade Cheez-Its? Welsh Rarebit, at its most basic form, is essentially a cheese sauce spread on toast,” says Rachael Spears, a living history specialist at Dayton’s Carillon Historical Park. “Some 19th-century English recipes specifically call for cheddar cheese. To this day, Cheez-It still advertises 100 percent real cheese, which draws a connection to its rarebit roots.”

Add the cold water and use your hands to gently work it into the dough until it starts to clump and hold together. Step 5: Chill

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Once you’ve mastered making copycat Cheez-Its from scratch, feel free to get creative and make your own recipe with different types of cheese. Here are some of our favorite Cheez-Its recipe adaptations to try: Find sources: "Cheez-It"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( March 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Four Cheese Cheez-Its: Omit the sharp cheddar cheese and replace it with 2 ounces each of finely grated Parmesan, Asiago, provolone and mozzarella cheese.All our facilities but one little oven that can’t be used for Hard Bread will be speeded up to keep two car loads a day going by express,” read a Green & Green ad in the Dayton Daily News’s July 14, 1918, edition … “that OUR BOYS at the front may have their Fighting Bread.” Cheez-It Makes a Crunch in Canadian Market" (Press release). Mississauga, Ontario: Kellogg Canada. January 22, 2020 . Retrieved July 31, 2023. Spicy Cheez-Its: Add 1/4 teaspoon each of cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano and dried thyme to the original Cheez-Its recipe.