Red-pepper Straws

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 shallot (finely chopped)
• 2/3 cup chopped marinated roasted red pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese, plus more for sprinkling (grated finely)
• 1/3 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, plus more for sprinkling
• 2 sheets thawed frozen puff pastry
• sprinkling red pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400ºf.
• 2 sauté shallot and roasted red pepper in olive oil, along with red pepper flakes (if using), 4-5 minutes.
• 3 let cool.
• 4 stir in both cheeses.
• 5 roll 1 sheet puff pastry to 1/6-inch thickness. trim to about 16x8-inch rectangle.
• 6 spread red-pepper mixture over dough.
• 7 roll out the other sheet to same dimensions and place over first sheet.
• 8 press lightly to seal.
• 9 lightly brush with water and a sprinkle more grated cheese.
• 10 cut dough into 24 eight-inch-long strips.
• 11 twist each strip and transfer to 2 parchment-lined baking sheets.
• 12 chill for 20 minutes.
• 13 bake for 15 minutes.
• 14 e n j o y !