The BEST cheese straws you will ever make – I promise! Inspired by Jessie Sheehan’s Pepper Jack Cheese Straws in her wonderful cookbook “Snackable Bakes”, these delightful cheese sticks have only 3 ingredients and you can bake up a batch in less than an hour. Crispy, cheesy and they will melt in your mouth!
Gouda Cheese Straws
Inspired by Jessie Sheehan's Pepper Jack Cheese Straws
Equipment
- 2 large baking sheets
- parchment paper
- 1 Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 1/3 cups shredded aged Gouda cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- Olivelle Sweet Cream Butter Infused Olive Oil
- Coarse sea salt
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Stir together the flour, cheese and 1 teaspoon salt in a large bowl, using a fork. Pour in the cream and stir with a flexible spatula until no loose flour remains. Dump the dough onto a floured work surface. With floured hands, pat the dough into a rectangle. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 12"x17" rectangle, between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick, with a long side facing you. Reflour your work surface and move the dough around as you roll to keep it from sticking.
- Trim the rectangle to about 10 1/2" x 15". Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, thinly slice the dough lengthwise into 1/4 inch strips. Reroll and slice the scraps. Place 16 – 18 strips on each prepared baking sheet, leaving 1/2 inch between each one. Lightly brush cheese sticks with butter olive oil and sprinkle lightly with coarse sea salt.
- Bake for 12 minutes, rotating the baking sheets at the halfway point, until the sticks are lightly browned. Let cool and serve. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
