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Pistachio-Parmesan Cheese Straws!

Friday, December 21, 2012 11:33

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If you’re anything like me, when you have a big celebration meal you like to serve bread at the table, but oftentimes it’s just too filling.

So instead, what I like to do is make cheese straws. They’re light and tasty, not filling, but satisfy that bread urge. Best of all they’re simple to make.

This is how I prepare them, but feel free to change the recipe to suit your taste. These can be prepared ahead of time and sealed up in a zip lock baggy until ready to serve.

Place cheese straws in a glass jar or vase on the dining room table for all to indulge.

Parmesan-Pistachio Cheese Straws

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups grated Parmesan cheese
½ cup chopped toasted pistachios
1 tbsp. freshly ground pepper
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
2 tsp. coarse sea salt
1 package frozen puff pastry dough, thawed
1 large egg, lightly beaten

Directions:

Stir the Parmesan cheese, pistachios, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a mixing bowl to blend.

Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each sheet of puff pastry dough until 1/8-inch thick. Brush dough with some egg and sprinkle evenly with Pistachio-Parmesan mixture. Then sprinkle sea salt over the entire surface.

Cut dough into 1/8-inch wide strips using a pizza wheel, and transfer strips to prepared baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart.

Working with 1 strip at a time, twist each strip to form a spiral. (I forgot to shoot that photo with so many standing and talking to me in the kitchen. Hope this photo below gives you the idea.)

Freeze or refrigerate strips until they are very cold.

Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450F degrees.

Bake cheese straws, rotating halfway through until they are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

So simple and delicious. Serve in place of bread or even as an appetizer.

Perfect for the holidays!

Enjoy!!!

Vicki Bensinger has been teaching culinary classes throughout Missouri since 1992. However, she saw the need for more specialized classes and in 2004 established “At Home with Vicki Bensinger“, offering personalized private culinary classes for individuals and small groups (ages 7 to adult) in the comfort of their home or organization.

Having an In-Home Culinary Class is the perfect way to get together with friends while you learn to cook, hone your culinary skills or just have a fun time with friends and food.

If you’d like to learn more about her classes please email Vicki at: linking text or [email protected]

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Please check out Vicki’s blog where she shares recipes, tips, videos, giveaways and everything food related. The recipes Vicki has posted on her blog are recipes she hopes everyone will be able to prepare.

Happy Cooking!

2012-12-21 09:02:54

Source: http://in-homeculinaryclasses.blogspot.com/2012/12/pistachio-parmesan-cheese-straws.html

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