Cheese Straws
1 hour 37 minutes
You can store these crisp nibbles in an airtight container to have on hand for when friends drop in for drinks.
Lynn Cole
10 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 16
- melted butter, for greasing
- 60g butter, chopped
- 3/4 cup finely grated tasty Cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup plain flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon ground sweet paprika
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
Directions
Preparation:1hour25min ›
Cook:12min ›
Ready in:1hour37min
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Brush two flat baking trays with melted butter and line with nonstick baking paper. (The butter will prevent the paper from moving around on the tray.)
- Cream the butter and the Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses together in a medium bowl until well combined. Add the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt and water and mix with a wooden spoon until the dough comes together in a ball. Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and press into a square. Wrap the dough in greaseproof paper and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour to chill.
- Roll the dough out between two sheets of nonstick baking paper into a 24 x 20 cm rectangle 5 mm thick. Trim the edges of the pastry. Cut the dough into straws 10 cm long by 15 mm wide. Place the straws on the prepared trays, allowing a little room between each straw. Refrigerate the trays for 10 minutes, or until the dough is firm.
- Brush the cheese straws with lightly beaten egg and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the straws are light golden and firm to the touch. (Halfway through the cooking time, swap over the top and bottom trays in the oven.) Allow the cheese straws to cool on the baking trays for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
