Cheese straws. Flaky, buttery cheese straws are a party hit with kids and grown-ups. Crank up the mustard and pepper if you want more zing. Five ingredients transform into long, crisp cracker sticks.
Cheese straws are really an equal-opportunity appetizer.
They go just as well with a glass of wine or a pint of beer.
In the South, Cheese Straws are almost always present at celebrations.
You can cook Cheese straws using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Cheese straws
- Prepare 1 cup of American cheese.
- It's 1 cup of sifted flour.
- It's 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of paprika.
- You need 1 of egg.
- Prepare 2 tablespoons of milk.
- Prepare of Red pepper.
They're perfect with cocktails and can also be served with salads and certain s. The cheese straws came out beautifully. Hand grating the cheese is work, but the difference is noticeable immediately. Cheese straws and the South just go hand-in-hand.
Cheese straws step by step
- Mix cheese flour baking powder and seasoning.
- Add well beaten egg enough milk to make stiff dough.
- Roll about one eighth inch thick on floured board cut into strips four to five inches long and one fourth inch wide..
- Bake 10 minutes in 425 oven..
Well, at least they always have in my family. My Mama has always made the most amazing cheese straws. I remember as a little girl sitting at the bar. I won't forget the cheese straws that my mother made for my father. The only difference was that she did not add cayenne pepper.
