Cheddar-Curry Cheese Straws
These Cheddar-Curry Cheese Straws are great for parties and Sunday games. I personally love them. I grew up with them and always found them to be the soul of the parties.
Servings: 24 straws
Calories: 43kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour plus extra for dusting(if you measure in cups, make sure the ¾ cup is a generous one
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon curry powder
- ¼ cup unsalted butter plus extra for greasing
- ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 1 large egg beaten
- ¼ cup poppy or cumin seeds for sprinkling
Instructions
- Sift flour, salt, and curry powder into a bowl.
- Add the butter and rub it in until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the cheese and half the egg and mix to form a dough.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400F/200C.
- Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
- On a floured counter, roll out the dough to ¼ inch or 5 mm thick.
- Then cut 3x½ inch or 7.5x1cm strips, about 24 pieces.
- Place the strips on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Brush each straw with the remaining egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds or cumin seeds.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden.
- Finally, transfer them to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 43kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 74IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 0.3mg
