Mammy’s Cheese Straws
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:07 am
Mammy’s Cheese Straws
Ingredients:
1 lb sharp cheese (NY Cheddar) Black rind
2 cups flour (sift again)
1 stick butter
1/2 t. salt
1 t. cayenne pepper
Preparation:
Grate cheese at room temperature.
Work butter and cheese together, then into flour. Add salt and cayenne pepper.
It should be firm and pliable; put into pastry squeezer-thing; Squirt out onto sheet of foil.
Cook on ungreased sheet 8-10 min. @ 400; Cool on paper sack ( soaks up the grease)
Ingredients:
1 lb sharp cheese (NY Cheddar) Black rind
2 cups flour (sift again)
1 stick butter
1/2 t. salt
1 t. cayenne pepper
Preparation:
Grate cheese at room temperature.
Work butter and cheese together, then into flour. Add salt and cayenne pepper.
It should be firm and pliable; put into pastry squeezer-thing; Squirt out onto sheet of foil.
Cook on ungreased sheet 8-10 min. @ 400; Cool on paper sack ( soaks up the grease)