Sue Lawrence

4. Thyme and Cheese Straws**

Preparation info
  • Makes

    12

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Scottish Baking
Scottish Baking

By Sue Lawrence

Published 2016

  • About

Ok, these are not exactly classic biscuits, but they are a form of savoury biscuit, everyone’s favourite with drinks. Use a good Scottish Cheddar-style cheese such as Mull or Locharthur.

Ingredients

  • 375 g sheet of ready-rolled puff pastry
  • 1 medium free-range egg, beaten
  • 75 g/

Method

Lay out the pastry on a large board and brush with the egg. Scatter two thirds of the cheese over one half of the rectangle, leaving a narrow border round the edges. Scatter the thyme leaves over the cheese, season with sea salt and black pepper and fold over the remaining pastry half to enclose. Lightly roll with a rolling pin to seal.

Brush the surface with the egg and scatter over th