Cheese Straws

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Say Cheese

Rated: 3 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (38)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(38)

Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
5 dozen

Times:

Prep: 8 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 18 min

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Ingredients

2 cups self rising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 sticks butter, at room temperature
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar, at room temperature

Directions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

Sift the flour, salt and cayenne into a bowl and reserve. With an electric hand mixer cream together the butter and cheese. Add the flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time until the batter is smooth. Scrape the batter into a 1 gallon resealable plastic bag. Cut a corner from the plastic bag and on an ungreased sheet pan, pipe 2 rows each for every straw, about 5 inches long and 2 inches wide.

Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to racks to cool.

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Herath Bristow, VA 09-11-2009
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Too salty
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Do not even think to tyr this.waste of time and money.I throw away the whole batch.
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Donna Huntington Beach, CA 08-29-2009
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Awful!!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Easy to put together, but still don't even bother. Made for a Southern BBQ that we were invited to...and they came out so... poorly that I trashed the entire batch as I would be embarassed to share with family. Several issues, not just one. Based on other reviews I expected that the 'dough' would be too thick for a pastry bag...this is true, I ended up hand rolling...which would have been okay if they tasted good. Unfortunately these tasted awful: too salty, heavy flour taste and they did not hold together well, breaking apart if not picked up very carefully.Read more
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john moody, AL 08-12-2009
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Great taste, easy!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cheese straws really are dependent on quality cheese and bake time - watch them!!! Don't over-cook and they will be... great! For best texture for the pastry bag (or zip-lock), blend all in a food processor, you'll thank me...Read more
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Greg Columbus, IN 08-06-2009
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Another flop
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I have made some good cheese straws before and thought maybe this was the recipe but definately not. Flavor was great but... they came out like long cookies.Read more
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Holly Kenner, LA 07-19-2009
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Love these, but with a twist!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I tried both the recipe as-is on this site and also the altered recipe mentioned in the reviews. Personally, I prefer the... site recipe. However... I've only tried the recipe with asiago cheese, not cheddar. I wasn't able to use a pastry bag and tip -- the dough was too thick. I ended up rolling out the dough, cutting into strips, then twisting (a bit more time consuming than I would've liked). I served the asiago cheese straws with a spinach dip (the veggie soup mix powder w/sour cream kind), and they were a HUGE HIT.Read more
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Mandy Madison, FL 05-17-2009
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Wonderful
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My boyfriend and I love anything and everything if it contains cheese. I found this recipe to be simple and such a great... snack also. I plan on having these at my wedding reception coming up in June with a spicy jalapeno dip to compliment the cheese straws.Read more