Paula Deen's Cheese Straws

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups self rising flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 cup softened butter
• 7 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, at room temperature

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in large bowl, beat butter and cheese until well blended at medium speed.
• 3 add flour and cayenne pepper, and beat in well, for 5 minutes, or until very creamy.
• 4 put mixture into pastry bag or cookie press that is fitted with a star tip.
• 5 pipe 5-inch long strips about 1-inch apart from each other onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 bake one cookie sheet at a time, 18-20 minutes until lightly golden.
• 7 put the pastry bag/cookie press into the fridge or freezer while each tray is cooking. otherwise, the butter and cheese gets too soft, and you get cheese "crackers" instead of straws!
• 8 cool each tray for 5 minutes, (i prepare the next tray while they are cooling) then move the cooled straws to a wire rack.
• 9 keeps well in air-tight containers.