Star Wars Bento Hop

Yoda Cheese Ball with Star Wars Crackers

May the fourth be with you! I am joining my Bento Bloggers & Friends on this Star Wars themed bento lunch hop. Please use the button at the end of this post to continue on to all of the other participants until you get back here.

Container: EasyLunchBoxes

Star Wars Vehicles: Crackers in the shapes of the Millennium Falcon, Vader’s TIE Fighter, X-wing Fighter and the Death Star (see below for directions)

Yoda: Cheese ball (see below for directions)

Fruit: Blackberries

Vader Cracker Dough After Making Imprint

How I made the crackers:

I used this cracker recipe but quartered the recipe. I found it very easy to work with. The key with homemade crackers is to roll out the dough very thin. I did not roll it out as thin as I have in the past while making crackers because I wanted to make sure I got a good imprint. I made a quarter of the recipe for the vehicles. I made a quarter of the recipe for Darth Vader. I added ground black sesame seeds to the dough for Vader. I ground the black sesame seeds in a coffee grinder that I only use for seeds/spices. I carefully cut out the shape, then pushed the dough into the cutter with my fingers to get an imprint. Then, I carefully peeled the dough off of the cutter. I followed these directions for baking except that I used parchment paper. Star Wars Vehicle Cookie Cutters, Star Wars Heroes & Villains Cookie Cutters

How I made the Yoda cheese ball:

I mixed softened cream cheese, some garlic powder and shredded cheddar cheese. I used the Yoda cookie cutter from this set as a guide for shape and size. I then added green food coloring to softened cream cheese and carefully frosted Yoda with a butter knife. I used a toothpick to add wrinkles. I cut small pieces of cheddar cheese for the eyes and added the pupils with a food safe black marker.

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