This is the best recipe I've ever discovered. As kids, my brother and I gorged on flaky-but-sturdy cheese straws on the streets of London. Perfectly seasoned, crispy cheese on top and toasted sesame seeds, peppery rosemary - oh my - so so divine! I adapted a recipe I found whilst scrolling Instagram and found this too good to be true. So a Saturday morning when I had three little children under my wings, I set about this recipe - and my God, it worked! It's a dleight to eat, and great to make with the kids!
The Recipe
The Recipe
approx. 25 straws
Ingredients
1 ½ cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
¾ tsp black pepper
2 tsp dried rosemary
½ tsp minced garlic
1 tsp mixed dried herbs
1 cup yogurt (can be sour dahi)
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Topping:
½ cup extra grated cheese for topping
1 tbsp sesame seeds for topping
Egg wash or milk wash
2 tsp baking powder
¾ tsp salt
¾ tsp black pepper
2 tsp dried rosemary
½ tsp minced garlic
1 tsp mixed dried herbs
1 cup yogurt (can be sour dahi)
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Topping:
½ cup extra grated cheese for topping
1 tbsp sesame seeds for topping
Egg wash or milk wash
Instructions
In a bowl whisk together all the dry ingrdients
Then add the olive oil and yogurt and cheese and combine to make a dough
Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes
Grease a large baking tray
Preheat the oven at 150C
Then cut the dough up into 6 equal portions and roll out as thin as possible sheets
Cut into strips – thickness is upon you
Take each strip and twist and place on the baking tray
Brush the eggwash or milk on top each straw
Sprinkle cheese and sesame seeds over each
Bake for 25 minutes
Allow to cool completely before serving
Then add the olive oil and yogurt and cheese and combine to make a dough
Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes
Grease a large baking tray
Preheat the oven at 150C
Then cut the dough up into 6 equal portions and roll out as thin as possible sheets
Cut into strips – thickness is upon you
Take each strip and twist and place on the baking tray
Brush the eggwash or milk on top each straw
Sprinkle cheese and sesame seeds over each
Bake for 25 minutes
Allow to cool completely before serving
