Spiced Cheese Straws

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (about 2 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 puff pastry, thawed and unfolded (from one 17 1/4-ounce package frozen puff pastry sheets)
• 1 large egg, with
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425f and butter 2 large baking sheets.
• 2 in a bowl toss together parmesan, spices, and salt.
• 3 on a lightly floured surface roll out pastry sheet into a 16 x 10 inch rectangle and brush with some egg wash.
• 4 cut pastry in half crosswise, forming two 10 x 8 inch rectangles.
• 5 sprinkle parmesan mixture over 1 rectangle and top with other rectangle, egg-wash side down, pressing firmly to force out any air pockets.
• 6 roll out pastry slightly to make layers adhere (rectangle should be about 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches).
• 7 brush pastry with some egg wash and with a sharp large knife or pastry wheel cut lengthwise into 1/4 inch wide sticks.
• 8 arrange cheese straws about 1 1/2 inches apart on baking sheets, pressing ends onto baking sheets.
• 9 bake cheese straws in batches in middle of oven until golden, about 10 minutes.
• 10 transfer to a rack and cool.
• 11 may be made 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container.
• 12 re-crisp in a 425f oven until heated through, about 5 minutes.