Fast Cheese Straws

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 0.5 (15 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, partially thawed
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees. line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 unroll puff pastry onto a lightly flowered surface. divide pastry sheet into 3 strips along the fold lines.
• 3 beat egg and water in a small dish.
• 4 place the parmesan on another surface (maybe a jelly roll pan).
• 5 brush the egg mixture over the pastry strip. drag the pastry in the cheese, coating both sides.
• 6 cut each strip crosswise into 1/2 inch strips and place 1/2 an inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.
• 7 bake until golden and crisp, 8-10 minutes.
• 8 to make cinnamon straws: omit the cheese, coat the pastry with cinnamon and sugar after brushing with the egg.
• 9 can be frozen up to 6 weeks. to reheat, bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 2-3 minutes.