My boys love cheese crackers, but I don’t love some of the ingredients in the average cheese cracker box. This easy recipe is far from low-fat, but for a special treat (Thanksgiving perhaps?), these cheese straws are an all-natural alternative for anyone’s cheese cracker craving.
This recipe calls for the mixture to be piped into little “straws,” a fun and novel way to serve this tasty little snack.
Homemade Cheese Straws
3 tablespoons butter, cubed
8 ounces cheddar cheese (preferably sharp), cubed
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional, but does not make these overly spicy)
1/4 teaspoon salt
3-4 tablespoons milk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a food processor, combine the butter, cheese, flour, baking powder, cayenne pepper and salt.
Pulse several times until the mixture resembles coarse sand:
While the food processor is spinning, slowly add the milk, one tablespoon at a time until the mixture is the consistency of frosting, sort of like this:
Place the mixture in a plastic bag and cut off one corner of the bottom of the bag, creating an opening about ½ inch thick.
Slowly pipe the cheese mixture in 3-4 inch straws on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a Silpat Liner.
Bake for 5-7 minutes or until the edges are brown. Let cool completely and remove from the sheet.
Makes approximately 2 dozen straws.
A great special treat, just in time for the holidays. In fact, I had a former co-worker who used to make her famous cheese straws and wrap a bunch beautifully with a bow and give them as Christmas presents.
SPC
Pulse several times until the mixture resembles coarse sand:
While the food processor is spinning, slowly add the milk, one tablespoon at a time until the mixture is the consistency of frosting, sort of like this:
Place the mixture in a plastic bag and cut off one corner of the bottom of the bag, creating an opening about ½ inch thick.
Slowly pipe the cheese mixture in 3-4 inch straws on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a Silpat Liner.
Bake for 5-7 minutes or until the edges are brown. Let cool completely and remove from the sheet.
Makes approximately 2 dozen straws.
A great special treat, just in time for the holidays. In fact, I had a former co-worker who used to make her famous cheese straws and wrap a bunch beautifully with a bow and give them as Christmas presents.
SPC