Recipe: Cheese Straws

Compliments of http://guyanaoutpost.com/recipes/

Ingredients

6 oz butter
8 oz flour
8 oz (2 cups) grated cheese
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper, optional
1 tsp. mustard
2 eggs, separate yolks from white
¼ cup cold water

Preparation

• Rub the butter into the flour. Add the grated cheese, salt, pepper and mustard and mix thoroughly.
• Add beaten egg yolks and cold water to make a stiff dough.
• Roll out about ¼ in thick. Cut into strips 2½ in x ½ in and twist like "twittlers" or make into any variety of shapes desired.
• Place the straws on a baking sheet and bake at 400°F for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown.