Cheese Straws

Cheese Straws

Preparation time
50 min.
Cooking time
15 min.
Cooling time
0 min.
Skill level
Intermediate
Servings
18
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Ingredients

  • 2 Shredded Wheat biscuits finely crumbled
  • 300g plain flour
  • 200g unsalted butter, cold
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • Pinch of salt
  • 100g grated cheddar cheese
  • 3-5 tbsp cold water, as needed
  • 40g parmesan
  • 2 eggs
  • 50g pesto, to serve (optional)

Preparation

1.
Rub Butter and Flour
5min

Use your hands to rub the butter with the flour until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

2.
Prepare Dough
30min

Mix in the grated cheese, crumbled Shredded Wheat, the salt and cayenne pepper. Add 1 of the eggs and then the water a little at the time (only use what you need), using your hands to bring everything together to a firm dough. Wrap the dough and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

3.
Roll and Cut Dough
10min

Divide the dough in half, then 1 piece at a time, roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface into a rough square approximately 1cm thick. Use a knife or roller cutter to slice the dough into 18 strips roughly 2cm wide.

4.
Prepare and Season Strips
5min

Twist each strip a few times and place onto a lined baking tray, brush with the remaining beaten egg. Then sprinkle over the grated parmesan.

5.
Bake
15min

Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C/160°C fan/gas mark 4 for 15 minutes until crisp.