Homemade Cheese Straws

Nothing beats a cheese straw and this easy recipe is a doddle to prepare.

Makes about 12
Published: December 1, 2018 at 11:07 pm

Ingredients

  • 110g Mature Cheddar cheese, grated
  • 50g Unsalted butter
  • 100g Plain flour plus more for dusting
  • ½tsp Salt
  • ½tsp Sweet paprika
  • ½tsp Hot paprika or cayenne pepper
  • 1tsp English mustard (not in powder form)
  • 1tbsp Whole milk or thin cream

Method

  • Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking sheet

  • Step 2

    In a food processor, combine the cheese, butter, flour, mustard salt, and paprika. Process in five 5-second pulses until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the milk or cream and process until the dough forms a ball, about 10 seconds.

  • Step 3

    On a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough into a 20cm x 25cm rectangle about ½ cm thick. With a sharp knife, cut the dough into long, thin strips about 1cm wide and gently transfer the strips to the baking sheet, leaving at least 1cm between each of them.

  • Step 4

    Bake the straws on the middle rack of the oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the ends are just beginning to colour. Serve just warm or allow to just cool.

Polly Webster

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