Cheese Straws

April writing...

I ran across a recipe yesterday that looked delish. So I decided to give it a try last night. Cheese Straws.

So first, I took my Extra Sharp Cabot Cheddar cheese and grated 2 cups worth. (a little more than the recipe called for...but I got carried away. I like da'cheese.


Then I dropped all my ingredients (minus the milk) into the mixer. Mixed it for a few beats then added in the milk. Then I mixed that all up till a crumbly dough ball formed. Then rolled it out on the counter-o-flour.


I then sliced the pieced (a bit too large actually...ooops) Then I layered them on my Pampered Chef cookie stone and baked them for 12-15 minutes (it actually ended up being closer to 18 minutes, but that's probably because I cut them too big.) And then I had my finished product.


They weren't bad. They just weren't great. I wanted them to be GREAT. Here are a few hiccups. They were too salty for my taste. I think when I make it again, I will only use a teaspoon of salt instead of a tablespoon, and I will use un-salted butter like the recipe calls for...both "oopsies" on my part. (duh...no wonder they were salty!) I will also cut them thinner, thus making them crispier. They were more bread like than crispy.

All in all, I think it's a decent recipe that does deserve another chance. What fun things have you made lately??