Recipe: Yummy Cheese Straws

Cheese Straws. Crank up the mustard and pepper if you want more zing. Five ingredients transform into long, crisp cracker sticks. The hand-held snacks make for easy mingling at parties.—Elizabeth Robinson, Conroe, Texas.

Cheese straws are just two ingredients: cheese and puff pastry. Cheese straws are really an equal-opportunity appetizer. Slide straws onto a cooling rack. You can cook Cheese Straws using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cheese Straws

1. 🢂 1 packages of frozen puff pastry sheets ( 17.3 ounce box ) , I used Pepperidge Farms Brand.
2. 🢂 1 of egg, any size, beaten with 1 tablespoon water.
3. 🢂 3/4 cup of grated extra sharp cheddar cheese.
4. 🢂 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
5. 🢂 1/2 tsp of garlic powder.
6. 🢂 1 dash of 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
7. 🢂 1 dash of 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.

Cheese Straws. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Cheese straws and the South just go hand-in-hand. Well, at least they always have in my family. My Mama has always made the most amazing cheese straws.

step by step Cheese Straws

1. Thaw puff pastry in refrigerator until thawed..
2. In a bowl mix cheeses, garlic powder and peppers, set aside..
3. Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheets with parchment paper..
4. Place thawed puff pastry on lightly floured board, roll each sheet out to about a 12 by 14 rectangle, flouring rolling pin if it sticks..
5. Brush tops of each sheet with the egg mixed with water. Sprinkle one of the puff pastry sheets with all the cheese / spice mixture.
6. Take the plain puff pastry sheet and cover the cheese sprinkled one, egg wash side on cheese. Cover with parchment paper and using rolling pin roll sheets to adhere them together. Remove parchment, cut 1 inch strips from pastry, cut strips in half. Grab both ends of strip halves and twist in opposite directions press ends to seal. Place on parchment lined baking sheet..
7. Bake 12 to 18 minutes until golden. Cool on baking sheet..
8. NOTE! These can be frozen, either twisted and uncooked, or cooked. For uncooked cook from frozen, increasing cook time to about 25 to 30 minutes or reheat cooked cheese straws about 5 minutes to crisp up. Both ways at 375 on parchment lined baking sheets..

I remember as a little girl sitting at the bar. Cheese Straws - Host a British-Style Tea - Southernliving. Recipe: Spicy Cheddar Cheese Straws Add a little spice to your celebration with these savory straws. Kick it up a notch by adding a little more red. The cheese straws came out beautifully.