Cheddar Twist Straws

Name: Cheddar Twist Straws
Yield: Makes 18
Ingredients: 2 tsp English mustard; 50 g/1¾ oz Parmesan, grated, plus extra for topping; 50 g/1¾ oz mature Cheddar, grated; 50 g/1¾ oz Gruyère, grated; 1 egg, beaten; 2 x 320 g/11¼ oz sheets of ready-rolled puff pastry; ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

Preparation info

Makes
18

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Life's Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom

By Prue Leith

Published 2024

About

I freely admit you can buy really good ready-made versions of cheese straws, but they are fun, and cheap, to make and are always the most popular snack at a drinks party. Children love making them too.

Ingredients

50 g/1¾ oz mature Cheddar, grated
50 g/1¾

Snack
Baking
Vegetarian

Method

Heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/400°F/Gas 6 and line a baking sheet with baking parchment.
Combine the cheeses, mustard and cayenne in a bowl, mixing well to form the filling.
Unroll one sheet of pastry on to a lightly floured