Cheese Straws

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Cheese Straws

Cheese straws
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine American
Servings 10 people

Ingredients
  

For the dough:

  • 225 gm Allpurpose flour Maida
  • Salt A pinch
  • 225 gm Butter salted
  • 150 ml Ice cold water Approx
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice

For filling and polishing:

  • 200 gm Grated cheese
  • Red chilly powder As reqd
  • Salt As reqd
  • 2-3 tbsp Milk

Instructions
 

  • Sieve maida and salt together in a mixing bowl.
  • Rub in 25 gms of butter and add water and lemon juice.
  • Knead them together to make an elastic dough on a marble, granite or stone surface.
  • Cover it and refrigerate.
  • Beat the remaining butter till soft and shape it into a thick block of about 1/3".
  • Cover it and keep it in fridge to set.
  • Roll out the dough and place the butter slab in the middle and fold the dough over it.
  • Keep it upside down and roll it again into a rectangular shape.
  • Fold it into layers and wrap it in a polythene cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  • Repeat the rolling and folding process for 4 times resting the dough for 2 hours in the fridge in between every time.
  • Finally, roll out the pastry to 1/4" thickness and polish it with milk and sprinkle grated cheese, salt and red chilly powder.
  • Cut it into rectangles of 1"- 2".
  • Twist each rectangle and bake them in a hot oven at 200ªC for 40 minutes.
  • :- Makes 50-60 pieces.
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