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Cayenne Cheese Straws
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 8
From :Feeding America - Whitehouse Cookbook , A Collection A pre 1900 recipe.
Ingredients:
1/4 lb flour
2 ounces butter
2 ounces grated parmesan cheese
1 pinch salt
3 dashes cayenne pepper
Directions:
1. Mix into a paste with the yolk of an egg.
2. Roll out to the thickness of a silver quarter, about four or five inches long; cut into strips about a third of an inch wide, twist
3. them as you would a paper spill, and lay them on a baking-sheet slightly floured.
4. Bake in a moderate oven until crisp, but they must not be the least brown.
5. If put away in a tin, these cheese straws will keep a long time.
6. Serve cold, piled tastefully on a glass dish.
7. You can make the straws of remnants of puff-pastry, rolling in the grated cheese.
8. Cooking time is an estimate, watch carefully.
9. From :Feeding America - Whitehouse Cookbook , A Collection.
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