Cheese Straws

Serves: 5

Terry Wiza

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

54

Sweetness

47

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Cayenne

1.5 tbsps

Milk

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower thirds

2

Pulse cheese, flour, butter, salt, and cayenne in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal

3

Add milk and pulse until dough forms a ball

4

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 12- by 10-inch rectangle (1/8 inch thick)

5

Cut dough with a lightly floured pizza wheel or lightly floured sharp knife into 1/3-inch-wide strips

6

Carefully transfer to 2 ungreased baking sheets, arranging strips 1/4 inch apart

7

(If strips tear, pinch back together

8

) Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until pale golden, 15 to 18 minutes

9

Cool completely on baking sheets on racks, about 15 minutes

10

Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in upper and lower thirds

11

Pulse cheese, flour, butter, salt, and cayenne in a food processor until mixture resembles coarse meal

12

Add milk and pulse until dough forms a ball

13

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 12- by 10-inch rectangle (1/8 inch thick)

14

Cut dough with a lightly floured pizza wheel or lightly floured sharp knife into 1/3-inch-wide strips

15

Carefully transfer to 2 ungreased baking sheets, arranging strips 1/4 inch apart

16

(If strips tear, pinch back together

17

) Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until pale golden, 15 to 18 minutes

18

Cool completely on baking sheets on racks, about 15 minutes

19

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