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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Cheese Straws Recipe by Ruth Paget

Cheese Straws Recipe by Ruth Paget 

Makes 24 straws 

Ingredients: 

-1 cup flour 

-1 teaspoon baking powder 

-1 cup grated cheese 

-3 tablespoons cold water 

-1 cup softened butter 

-parchment paper for the cookie sheets 

Steps: 

1-Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. 

2-Mix the flour with the baking powder. Mix in the grated cheese and stir till well blended. 

3-Add the water to the cheese mixture along with the butter and stir till a dough forms. Use your hands to roll dough into a ball, pulling in stray pieces of dough. 

4-Roll out the dough and cut into ½-inch thick cheese straws. 

5-Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on rack. Good alone or with a beverage. 

Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s 

By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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