Croutes Au Fromage (Cheese Pastries)

Directions

1. 1

   1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/8 ts Cayenne 3/4 Stick (6 tablespoons) cold -unsalted butter, cut into -bits, Plus 3 tablespoons, so

2. 2

   Chill the dough, wrapped in wax paper, for 2 hours

3. 3

   Roll out the dough 1/16 inch thick on a lightly floured surface and using a 1 1/2 inch round cutter cut out rounds, rerolling the scraps and

4. 4

   Arrange the rounds on baking sheets, brush them lightly with the egg, and bake them in batches in the middle of a preheated 450~ F

5. 5

   oven for 5 to 7 minutes, or until they are browned lightly

6. 6

   The pastry rounds may be made 2 days in advance and kept in an airtight container

7. 7

   In a small bowl cream together well the Swiss cheese and the remaining 3 tablespoons butter

8. 8

   Arrange half the pastry rounds, bottom sides up, on baking sheets, divide the cheese mixture among them, and sandwich the mixture with the r