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    Recipes » Appetizers

    Flaky Parmesan Cheese Straws

    Published: Feb 23, 2014 · Modified: Nov 18, 2018 by Marissa Stevens · 6 Comments

    Vegetarian

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    If you're ever at a loss of what to make for a cocktail party, cheese straws are the answer. They are the perfect companion for cocktails like the French 75 Cocktail, the Last Word Cocktail or simply Champagne - buttery rich and salty to balance the bubbly or sweet and boozy. And they fit right in with a spread of party food like crispy Baked Buffalo Wings, Baked Coconut Shrimp, a few select Crostini Recipes and something sweet like homemade Chouquettes!

    Parmesan Cheese Straws are easy to make with puff pastry. They're the perfect savory party snack!

    You may remember the Quick Whole Wheat Puff Pastry that I posted awhile ago (delicious on Chicken Pot Pie and Turkey Pot Pie!). This is a riff on that recipe, using the same jelly roll technique to simplify the process. 

    Quick Whole Wheat Puff Pastry

    Twisting the dough strips is surprisingly easy, but I found that pressing each end against the parchment paper effective against their inclination to unravel.

    Raw-Parmesan-Cheese-Straws

    Feel free to swap in whole grain flour for all or part of the AP flour - I imagine they would be just as delicious.

    Flaky Parmesan Cheese Straws

    Marissa Stevens
    These are wonderful with Parmigiano-Reggiano, but I imagine other hard cheeses or even cheddar would be equally good. If I were using cheddar, I would shred then freeze it before adding to the flour mixture in the food processor.
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 12 mins
    Total Time 42 mins
    Course Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 28 straws
    Calories 100 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 16 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into ½-inch chunks
    • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • ¾ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese or Grana Padano or other good Parmesan cheese
    • ½ cup ice water

    Instructions
     

    • Freeze the butter chunks for about 10 minutes before making the dough.
    • Place flour and kosher salt into the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to combine. Add about ½ of the butter and ¼ cup of the cheese to the flour and pulse until the butter is in small crumbs. Add remaining butter and cheese; pulse 3 or 4 times, leaving visible chunks of butter. Add ice water and pulse until dough begins to clump – don’t over-process or your pastry will be tough.
    • Turn the lumpy, uneven dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Shape dough into a rectangle. Use a board scraper or your hands to create relatively square edges. Lightly flour a rolling pin and the top of dough rectangle. Roll back and forth to create a 12-inch by 16-inch rectangle.
    • Fold one edge of the 12-inch side to the center of the rectangle and repeat with the opposite edge, leaving a 4-inch by 16-inch rectangle. Use your hands and dough scraper to roll dough up like a jelly roll. Roll ‘jelly roll’ out into a 4-inch by 16-inch rectangle. Roll it up again; wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
    • Preheat oven to 375°F.
    • Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
    • Roll dough out on work surface into a ⅛-inch thick rectangle. Cut rectangle crosswise into ½" wide strips.
    • Transfer one strip to prepared baking sheet. Holding each end, carefully twist each end in opposite directions to create a spiral. Repeat with remaining strips on the two prepared sheets. leaving about an inch between each strip.
    • Bake one sheet at a time for 10 to 12 minutes until golden brown. (Refrigerate the other sheet until ready to bake.)
    • Carefully transfer parchment paper and straws to cooling rack and allow to cool.
    • Serve at room temperature.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 127mgPotassium: 14mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 221IUCalcium: 35mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword game day, New Year's Eve
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    1. Christina says

      September 21, 2021 at 4:56 am

      Do you mean 3/4 cup of Parmesan or 3/4 pound of Parmesan? The recipe as written doesn't specify. Many thanks.

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      • Marissa Stevens says

        September 24, 2021 at 9:52 am

        Hi Christina! 3/4 cup of grated parmesan. Thank you for catching that! I've updated the recipe.

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    2. Marianne says

      April 09, 2016 at 7:39 pm

      Great recipe. And will use the puff pastry recipe for other things too. Much quicker. Thank you!

      Reply
    3. The Hungry Mum says

      February 26, 2014 at 1:09 am

      I love pastry & I adore cheese so I must try these 🙂

      Reply
    4. Giovanna says

      February 24, 2014 at 10:06 pm

      These are so good, i love them for a Movie night with friends and kids!

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    5. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

      February 24, 2014 at 3:08 am

      I love these! They're so moreishly good! Oh BTW I tried the drinking vinegars and really liked them! Thanks for the recipe 😀

      Reply

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