How to Make Cheese Straws
Preheat the oven., Prepare the cheese., Make the dough., Make the straws., Cook the straws.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Preheat the oven.
You need to preheat the oven at 325 degrees.
Take 4 baking sheets and lightly spray them with cooking spray.
Set them aside., Leave your butter and cheese on the counter for a few hours to soften them.
Once they are softened, put them in a large bowl.
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and cheese together until they look like cream cheese.
This should take about 15-30 minutes.
This is easiest if you have a standing mixer.
This allows you to leave the mixture to beat instead of holding a hand mixer. , Sift 3 cups of flour with the salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder.
Add the seasoned flour to the cheese mixture one large spoonful at a time.
Beat every time you add more flour.
Add the remaining flour to the mixture until it is somewhat stiff but still pliable.
You may not need to use all of the flour.
If the mixture gets to this point before you use the whole cup, stop adding the flour. , Pull off enough dough to make 1 inch (2.5 cm) balls.
Roll them into a long strip.
Flatten them into the shape of a straw with a fork, making long stripes down the side of them with the fork.
Place them on the baking sheets until you have used all the dough.
If you have a cookie press, attach the star tip.
Put part of the dough into the cookie press.
Push out long strips of the dough onto each of the baking sheets until they are filled and the dough is gone.
This recipe yields 4 dozen.
If you want to make less, cut the recipe in half to make 2 dozen. , Cook the pans of straws for 20 minutes.
They should be golden and crispy.
If not, continue to cook until they are.
Let them cool.
Once they are cool, break them apart if they are too long.
If you made the straws with the cookie press, you can break the long strips apart in 3 inch (7.6 cm) pieces. -
Step 2: Prepare the cheese.
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Step 3: Make the dough.
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Step 4: Make the straws.
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Step 5: Cook the straws.
Detailed Guide
You need to preheat the oven at 325 degrees.
Take 4 baking sheets and lightly spray them with cooking spray.
Set them aside., Leave your butter and cheese on the counter for a few hours to soften them.
Once they are softened, put them in a large bowl.
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and cheese together until they look like cream cheese.
This should take about 15-30 minutes.
This is easiest if you have a standing mixer.
This allows you to leave the mixture to beat instead of holding a hand mixer. , Sift 3 cups of flour with the salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder.
Add the seasoned flour to the cheese mixture one large spoonful at a time.
Beat every time you add more flour.
Add the remaining flour to the mixture until it is somewhat stiff but still pliable.
You may not need to use all of the flour.
If the mixture gets to this point before you use the whole cup, stop adding the flour. , Pull off enough dough to make 1 inch (2.5 cm) balls.
Roll them into a long strip.
Flatten them into the shape of a straw with a fork, making long stripes down the side of them with the fork.
Place them on the baking sheets until you have used all the dough.
If you have a cookie press, attach the star tip.
Put part of the dough into the cookie press.
Push out long strips of the dough onto each of the baking sheets until they are filled and the dough is gone.
This recipe yields 4 dozen.
If you want to make less, cut the recipe in half to make 2 dozen. , Cook the pans of straws for 20 minutes.
They should be golden and crispy.
If not, continue to cook until they are.
Let them cool.
Once they are cool, break them apart if they are too long.
If you made the straws with the cookie press, you can break the long strips apart in 3 inch (7.6 cm) pieces.
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