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Cheese Straws

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You need something to put out when people come over for a drink. Or when you need something savory in the afternoon when you wish someone was coming over for a drink. You can roll the batch into a couple of logs, freeze and slice and bake off a dozen or so at a time.

by Kim Severson·published 2018-12-05

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Appetizer

Servings

About five dozen

Total time

Calories / serving

40 kcal

Ingredients (6)

serves

1 1/2 cups flourflour
1 teaspoon kosher saltsalt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepperpepper
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprikasmoked-paprika
1/2 pound sharp orange Cheddar, room temperaturecheddar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperaturebutter

Instructions (5 steps)

01Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grate cheese.
02In a food processor, pulse dry ingredients until combined, then add cheese and butter. Process until dough becomes smooth and has the texture of Play-Doh. Alternately, make the dough in a stand mixer by creaming cheese and butter until smooth. Then combine dry ingredients in a bowl and combine with butter mixture at low speed until smooth.
03Shape the dough into a cylinder, wrap with plastic wrap or parchment and allow to rest for 20 minutes. Or store in the refrigerator until ready to bake.
04Bring dough to room temperature and pack it into a cookie press fitted with a star disk. Pipe long ribbons of dough across the baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat, about an inch apart. Then cut into six-inch lengths. Repeat with remaining dough. Dough may also be hand-rolled into long ropes and cut to size, or shaped into a cylinder and sliced into rounds and baked.

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