Cheese and herb straws
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 - 42 minutes
Serves: Makes about 70
You only need a handful of ingredients to make these cheese and herb pastry straws, they cook quickly, they look fancy, and they taste delicious!
Ingredients
300 ½ quantity (about g) puff pastry OR ½ quantity (about 325 g) flaky pastry
375ml (150 g) grated cheddar cheese
45ml finely chopped fresh rosemary or 15 ml dried
2ml cayenne pepper
15ml Beaten egg and milk for glazing
125ml to 250 ml extra chopped rosemary for topping
Method
- Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface, into a rectangular shape of about 24 x 28 cm, to a thickness of about 3 mm.
- Sprinkle cheese, rosemary and cayenne pepper over half the pastry. Fold pastry to enclose cheese mixture between payers of pastry. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- Roll out again on a lightly floured surface, into a rectangular shape of about 24 x 28 cm, to a thickness of 3 mm. Cut into strips of 1.5 x 12 cm. Twist each strip and place onto greased baking trays. Brush with beaten egg and milk and sprinkle with extra chopped rosemary.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C for 10 - 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool completely and store airtight.
