These light cheese straws make the ideal appetiser or snack. So easy to make and full of cheesy goodness, ‘addictive’ is the only way to describe them.
Cheese straws
Ingredients
- 1 x 400g puff pastry
- 30ml (2 tbsp) hot English mustard
- 250g mature cheddar, grated
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- poppy or sesame seeds
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
2
Divide the pastry into two equal parts and thinly roll out.
3
Spread the mustard over one piece of pastry and sprinkle with the cheese. Top with the other piece, pushing down firmly so they stick together.
4
Brush the egg over the top and sprinkle with your choice of poppy or sesame seeds.
5
Cut into thin rectangles and twist to make a cheese straw. Bake until crisp, about 15 minutes.