Cheese straws

Ingredients

• 85 g Cheese
• 60 g Margarine or Butter
• 90 g All purpose flour or Maida - Refined Wheat Flour
• 1 teaspoon each of pepper and mustard powder
• 1 beaten egg or 2 tablespoons milk
• a pinch of salt

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Preparation

• Grate the cheese. Seive the salt, flour, pepper and mustard powder.
• Cut Margarine or Butter into the flour with knife and rub with finger tips to a bread crumb consistency.
• Stir in grated cheese and knead till a soft dough is formed. Roll out thinly on a floored board with a rolling pin. Cut into narrow long strips of 8 cms length and 1-1.5 cms width.
• Give a twist to the strips with your fingers. Gently keep the cheese straws on a lined or greased and dusted baking sheet/tray.
  
• Bake in a moderately hot oven at 175 degrees C for 12-15 minutes. Cool it once done and store in an air-tight container. You can serve it with a cheese dip or sour cream or just have it plain.

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