I have made a small batch of cheese straws now and the kids are in the middle of eating their second one so I am guessing that they are a success and that I need to make a bigger batch to freeze for school dinners.
The recipe that I used was:
150g Self raising flour
1/2 tsp salt
30g margarine
75g grated cheese
1 egg
2 tablespoons of milk
Instructions for Cheese Straws
Preheat oven to 200c/400f / Gas mark 6
Mix together the flour and salt and rub in the margarine until it looks like really fine breadcrumbs…. Like this
Next, stir in the cheese but leave a handful of it aside for later.
Mix the egg and the milk together and stir all but one tablespoon of egg mixtureinto the flour and mix it to make a dough
Roll out the dough to about 1cm thick
This is the bit where you should really cut into strips of dough for the ‘straws’ but as ours were for the kids lunchboxes, we decided to use some of our cookie cutters and make cheesey shapes.
When you have your straws or shapes, use the egg mixture you saved and brush each shape and then sprinkle the shapes with the leftover cheese. I used greasproof paper to put mine on to make sure that they didn’t stick when they were done.
Cook for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is all bubbly and they are a nice golden colour.
Mmmm yummy.
Come to think of it, I often see reduced cheese at Tescos at the end of the day but don’t buy it as I would never use it all before it went off but next time I see some I will buy it and make a huge batch of these to freeze.
Next on my list Homemade sausage rolls and freezable muffins…..
These look adorable, brilliant for kids. They also look somewhat puffy which I'm sure makes them all the more delicious. How long do you think they would keep not being frozen? And if you were to freeze them, what container would you put them in/bag?
I have a post on cheese straws too, would love you to have a look!
http://www.homeandfood.co.uk/2012/07/cheese-straw…
Thank you for your visit and kind comments. I have found your posts are very similar so I will be reading with interest. You asked about 'Buddy's Friday'. We are a small group that started around six months ago. Our aim is to help those who are finding it difficult to manage financially but showing how things were done before the throw away society started. It can be about cooking, gardening, sewing, how to cope with Christmas, birtdays etc – anything really. My aim is to show that frugal doesn't mean cheap and nasty. If you have anything you would like to contribute such as your cheese straws recipe, just drop me a line and I will include a link. You are free to use the Buddy's Friday picture for your posts.
Hope to hear from you
Margaret