I recently came across a hundred-year-old recipe for Deviled Cheese. It basically was a recipe for hot crackers with a tangy cheese topping. In addition to cheese, the topping contained olive oil, vinegar, ground mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. The zesty topping was tasty. This recipe was easy to make and is a fun twist on more modern ways of serving crackers and cheese.
Here’s the original recipe:
I spread the cheese topping on the crackers, and then heated in the oven for five minutes. I did not add any salt or pepper. The cheese and Worcestershire sauce already made this a bit salty and, in my opinion, it did not need pepper.
I didn’t try the toast option, or the option of spreading the topping on hot, toasted crackers. The cheese, oil, and vinegar did not combine very well until they were heated, so I didn’t think that it would work very well without actually heating the topping.
Here’s the recipe updated for modern cooks:
Deviled Cheese
1 1/2 cups grated cheese (I used cheddar cheese.)
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
crackers
Preheat oven to 400◦ F. Put the grated cheese, ground mustard and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl; stir to combine. Add the olive oil and stir. Then add vinegar and stir until all ingredients are combined. Put crackers on a baking sheet then spread the deviled cheese on top of them. (Do not go quite to the edge.). Put in oven for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
They would make a great appetizer, quick and easy.
Yes, this would make a good appetizer.
There were a lot of funny little cracker recipes like this, and many that I’ve tried were quite tasty.
Recipes that are a bit quirky sometimes are very good. 🙂
This sounds wonderful!
It was tasty.
This sounds quite tasty.
They were yummy.
Simple recipe, did you like the taste of them?
Yes, I liked the taste of them.
I think I will try this for my husband.
If he likes cheese toppings that are tangy, I think that he’ll like them.
He liked anything cheese.
I’m always ready to try any new recipe with cheese. Thanks for sharing
I think that you’ll enjoy this recipe.
It’s seems worth trying… I wanna how it is
I liked the crackers; they were tasty.
Will try for sure
Interesting. It is very much like my sister’s recipe for crab canapes. Almost identical except she adds imitation crab diced finely. She prefers to spread it on toasted English muffins and then bake in an oven before cutting them in sixths. But the recipe suggests crackers… they are tasty (her recipe doesn’t add salt and suggests pepper to taste).
mmm. . . the Crab Canapes sound really good. Your description makes me want to try them.
Do it! I will make them ahead and freeze them – 22 seconds in the microwave and they’re ready to serve! Makes for a quick appetizer or a light meal on a busy day…
Thanks for the additional info. I like the idea of making these ahead. I’m definitely going to have to make.
I made them for lunch yesterday. I didn’t cut the English muffins into pieces, and just served halves. They were delicious. My husband and I really enjoyed them. Thanks for the suggestion.
Worcester is always a good addition to any savoury dish!
cheers
sherry
Worcestershire sauce adds a nice flavor to a lot of foods.
I bet this would be good on a baked potato!
mmm. . . I like this suggestion. I agree that this topping probably would work well with baked potatoes.