Cheese twists
These savoury cheese twists make the perfect nibble with drinks or as an economical treat for the family as a homemade alternative to a bag of crisps. Made with puff pastry they are deliciously crispy.
Ingredients
- puff pastry, leftover (about as big as a fist, when squished together)
- 25g of mature cheddar , grated
- 15g of Parmesan , grated
- 1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
- salt
- pepper
- plain flour, a little for dusting
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6
2
Roll the pastry into a rectangle, about the thickness of a £1 coin. Sprinkle over half the cheese and half the paprika. Fold the pastry in three, by bringing the furthest end towards you and then folding the nearest end over the top – just like folding a business letter
3
Turn the pastry so the seam is running up the right hand side, like an unopened book, and roll it out again into a rectangle. Repeat with the remaining cheese and paprika. Roll out for a final time and use a pizza wheel to cut ½ inch thick lengths of pastry
4
Cut these in half, so you have roughly 5cm long pieces. Twist them, egg wash and sprinkle with cayenne and salt and pepper
5
Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese straws are golden and puffed up. Eat hot or cold
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