Canapé Cheese Straws

Christmas is round the corner and you may be hosting a few parties or just having more friends to visit than you normally would. If so, what could be better than a really quick and easy homemade snack?! Look no further than these super simple cheese straws! We have been obsessing over this recipe for a few weeks now. The kids take them to school, we’ve offered them as gifts and of course... served them at our parties!! 

Ingredients 

200g cheddar cheese (grated)

200g butter 

600g plain flour  

1tsp salt 

1tsp bicarbonate of soda

1tsp pepper

1tsp garlic powder

1tsp paprika 

1tsp cayenne pepper

Method 

1) Add half the cheese to the butter and whip until smooth and creamy 

2) Sift the dry ingredient’s apart from the cayenne pepper gradually into the creamed butter and cheese

3) Add the rest of the cheese 

4) Pipe the mix with the star piper onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 

5)Sprinkle with cayenne pepper

6) Bake for 8 to 10 minutes on in an oven preheated to 180oc/375f careful to check on them at 8 minutes some ovens are different to others and if they are over cooked they are just not as good