Recipe: Yummy Cheese Straws

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Combine flour, salt and cayenne; stir into cheese mixture until a dough forms. In the South, Cheese Straws are almost always present at celebrations. They're perfect with cocktails and can also be served with salads and certain soups. You can cook Cheese Straws using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cheese Straws

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

Unlike many baked goods, they improve in. Cheese straws are similar to homemade cheese crackers, but a bit lighter, thanks to a bit of baking powder. They're obviously shaped a little differently, too. They're heaven with a glass of wine or a cold beer.

Cheese Straws step by step

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..

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