Cheese Straws Iii

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 2 1/2-3 tablespoons water, cold
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 sift flour and salt. cut in 3 tablespoons of shortening until the mixture looks like corn meal.
• 3 cut in the rest of the shortening until the particles are the size of small peas.
• 4 add cold water by the tablespoon, mixing with a fork, until the dough forms a ball.
• 5 roll the dough out on lightly floured board. dough should be 1/4-inch thick and 6 inches square.
• 6 sprinkle grated cheese (2 tablespoons) and 1/4 teaspoon of paprika on dough.
• 7 fold the square in half, pinch the edges together and roll out again.
• 8 sprinkle with 2 tablespoons grated cheese and 1/4 teaspoon paprika. fold; repeat with grated cheese and paprika two more times.
• 9 roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness. cut into strips 1/2-inch wide and 3 or 4 inches in length.
• 10 bake on ungreased cookie sheet about 10 minutes or until cheese straws are golden brown.