Photo: Zesty Cheese Straws Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
In a food processor, add the butter, cheese, flour, salt and cayenne and process until a smooth dough is formed. Scoop it into a cookie press, fitted with a flat ridged tip. Pipe the dough in 2-inch strips onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. (Alternatively, refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes and roll on a lightly floured surface into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Cut into smaller rectangles, about 2 by 3-inches, with a pizza wheel or sharp knife.) Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to racks to cool.
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By rgraves68
Lenexa,KS
on January 05, 2012
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very tasty. I did need to add about 1/4 stick more butter in order to make the dough manageable. However, with a little more cayenne and the extra butter, these were phenomenal.
By matteov
on January 01, 2012
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This is HORRIBLE, it tasted very SALTY !!!! Dont try this because it is a waste of time, flour, cheese, and oven. I threw the whole batch in the trash after tasting one and it was so salty i even refused to let my boyfriend eat it. I dont know why they post this recipe on here and the batter came out bad, i couldnt pipe it out !!!! and i followed the recipe to the letter. Waste of my ingredients and money. This is my very first time tasting a cheese straw but i know if a food is good or bad. This one is horrible.
By Susie G's Kitchen
on December 30, 2011
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made a batch this morning, very easy & very good. I went exactly by the recipe, not sure why others had problems but I didn't, turned out great. Next time I'll add some pepper jack in addition to the sharp just to give it a bit more bite.
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