Easy Cheese Straws
May 24, 2010
Cheese Straws are something unique to the southern part of the United States! You will find them at showers, teas and receptions. To buy a package of them at a store you will pay about $4.50 for 4-5 servings It was going to cost me about $40 to buy enough cheese straws for a reception last weekend…OUTRAGEOUS! After all I could make them for about $15.
The dough can be made ahead of time and put in the freezer for when you need it.
In a mixer or food processor mix together:
2 cups finely grated sharp cheese
2 sticks of butter
1 t salt
1/8 – 1/4 t cayenne pepper or crushed red pepper
2 cups all-purpose flour
Mix until well blended and form into 2 balls (you can freeze these until needed).
Using a small pastery cutter cut strips about 1/2″ wide,
then come back through and cut them about 2-3″ long.
Bake on an un-greased baking sheet at 350 for about 7-10 minutes.
They are done when they are just starting to turn golden, do not over bake them.
Let them cool completely on a wire rack.
I’ve had one lady that has called several times just to order cheese straws when her daughter comes home from college to visit…lol.
If you would like more *heat* in your cheese straws just add a little more pepper. You can also use finely chopped rosemary from your herb garden. ;o)
There are a great variety of recipes for cheese straws, just Google them. ;o)
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Comments (3)
I made something like this once and they were yummm…
i just made these and they were good but they weren’t hard like the ones you buy at a store what can i do to make them harder and like the ones from the store ?
I’d try baking them a tad bit longer. If that doesn’t work maybe add just a little more flour.