Nigella's Cheese Straws from HelenMumsnet

dairy free egg free nut free kids can help can make in advance vegetarian
Category
Snack recipes
ServesLoads
Prep time 10 mins
Cook time10 mins

Mumsnetter ratings

based on (5) reviews
Ease of finding ingredients 10
Ease of cooking10
Success with kids10
Success with adults10
Overall Mark 10

Ingredients

50g self-raising flour
pinch cayenne
25g softened butter
80g finely grated red leicester
20g freshly grated parmesan

Handy Hint

Check the cheese straws after 8 minutes - some of my batches were definitely done by then.

Method

Preheat oven to 200C/gas mark 6.

Mix all ingredients together, either by hand or in a food processor. It might look crumbly but that's OK. Knead it all together.

Roll it out quite thinly on a floured board. Cut into short strips or stamp out into star shapes with a star-shaped cookie cutter and put on a non-stick, greased or lined tray in the oven for 10 minutes. Cool cheese straws on a wire rack.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: Anon on Fri 02-Nov-12 14:28:06 Overall rating: 10.0
Love it! If you want to mix it up we also made them in little balls and cooked a few mins extra
From: songbird85 on Sun 23-Sep-12 15:49:05 Overall rating: 0.0
Errrrm great recipe but for some strange reason its listed as dairy free!!!
From: jurassica22 on Wed 08-Aug-12 17:22:49 Overall rating: 10.0
We just made these very tasty cheese straws & was delighted with the results. I added 1/2 tsp colemans mustard powder an egg & a splash of milk, as these tips were on other recipes & it worked great. I also brushed the straws with alittle leftover beaten egg & sprinkled abit of parmesan on top - 'Delicious'... Thanks Nigella xx
From: rufus81 on Mon 09-Apr-12 14:38:09 Overall rating: 10.0
I have just made these with my 4year old and she loves them! will be making these again :)
From: stmarg on Mon 09-Apr-12 12:28:52 Overall rating: 10.0
Love it everytime, thank you for sharing with us. xx



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