Big fat cheese straws

Name: Big fat cheese straws
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes: 12–14
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons dried parmesan; a little plain flour, for rolling out; 250 g strong cheddar, grated; 1 egg, beaten; 500 g ready made puff pastry block; 2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard

Preparation info

Makes:
12–14

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

Sometimes simple is best. Cheese straws are forever popular in my family – we have always enjoyed them as part of a picnic. We make giant ones so you can help yourself from the rug, sit back in your deck chair and it will last for a whole glass of wine before you need to move again!

Ingredients

500 g ready made puff pastry block
2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard
250

Starter
Vegetarian

Method

Line your baking sheet with baking parchment. Flour the working surface and roll out the pastry to an oblong measuring about 30 x 40cm.
Spread the mustard over one half and sprinkle with the cheese, leaving one half completely uncovered. Brush the plain half with beaten egg and fold the egg half over the cheese and mustard half.
Pat down well with you