Grace's Cheese Straws
Ingredients
250g plain flour
110g margarine
110g grated cheese
1 large egg
Pinch of chilli powder – optional
Pinch of salt to taste
Cooking Steps
Step 1
Rub the flour, margarine and grated cheese together until they resemble fine breadcrumbs.
Lightly beat the egg with a fork. Add the salt and chilli, and mix the egg with the dry ingredients to produce a firm dough. If the dough is too dry and crumbly, add a few drops of water and knead well.
Step 2
Divide the dough into 3 equal parts. Roll the pastry into a square to a thickness of 7mm. Use very little dusting flour. Cut the pastry into thin finger cheese straws using a pizza cutter.
Twist each straw lightly and place on a lightly greased baking tray. Bake in a hot oven 200C, Gas mark 6 for 10 minutes
Step 3
If serving at a party, you can display the cheese straws in a pastry ‘napkin’ ring.
To make the pastry ring: Use a large biscuit cutter to cut a large pastry circle. Next, taking a smaller cutter, cut a smaller circle in the middle of the larger circle to form a ring to display the cheese straws. Bake the pastry ring with the cheese straws.
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