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Cheese Straws These are for E.W., Newtown. Cheese straws are a cheap and popular savoury -nice for suppers or buffet teas. They may be made with the scraps of flaky pastry left over when cutting out tarts, or trimming pie crusts. Gather these~ pieces all together, and roll them out into a thin sheet. Sprinkle with a thick layer ot Grated cheese; season with cayenne pepper-or white pepper; fold over and roll out three times. Then cut into thin strips or "straws." Bake in a moderate oven about 15 minutés. Another recipe uses breadcrumbs-3oz. breadcrumbs, 3o0z. flour, 3oz. butter (or substitute), 3oz. grated cheese, and salt and cayenne to taste. Mix all the in(continued on next page)
(continued from previous page) gredients into a paste with a little water, and roll out Y%-inch thick. Cut into narrow strips or straws and bake. A more usual recipe uses 3oz. flour, 30z. grated cheese, 20z. butter, 2 teaspoon baking powder and pepper and salt to taste. Sift the flour, baking powder, pepper and salt, and rub in the butter. Then add the grated cheese, and mix to a stiff dough with a little milk. Roll out very thin, cut into straws, or strips about /g-inch wide, ‘and bake light brown in a fairly hot oven. Watch carefully, as these brown quickly.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 349, 1 March 1946, Page 22
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222FROM THE MAILBAG New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 349, 1 March 1946, Page 22
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