Cheese Straws

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb imported parmesan cheese, very finely grated
• 1/2 lb sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 cup butter, at room temp
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 grease 3 baking sheets.
• 3 beat the cheeses and butter together until very smooth-no chunks.
• 4 mix in flour, salt and cayenne.
• 5 roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick on a floured board.
• 6 color should be uniform.
• 7 with a sharp knife or pastry wheel cut dough into 3/4 inch wide and 3 1/2 inch long strips.
• 8 place on cookie sheet, not touching.
• 9 bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
• 10 watch carefully, you dont want them to brown.
• 11 remove and cool on a rack.
• 12 store in a tightly covered container for 1 week at room temp or 3 months in the freezer (any longer and they taste stale).