CHEESE STRAWS
Simple to make, difficult to stop eating.
Cheese Straws from Maria Lourdes de Menezes Bayot, courtesy of Yvonne Husband
110g | 4oz self-raising flour
55g |2oz butter
170g | 3oz grated cheese*
salt & pepper to taste
1 egg yolk
* Variation
Use 130g of grated cheese and 40g of Parmesan cheese.
Rub the butter into the flour, add the grated cheese, a sprinkle of pepper and some salt. Then add the egg yolk and mix to a dry consistency.
Roll out and cut into thin finger sticks.
If you want it spicy add cayenne pepper.
Place the cheese straws on baking paper and bake at 300⁰F | 150⁰ C until firm.