Paprika Parmesan Puffed Cheese Sticks Recipes

PARMESAN PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 220ºC.
• Cut out rounds of pastry with a 5cm diameter pastry cutter, and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
• Brush the rounds with the egg wash.
• Place 2 teaspoons of parmesan and a pinch of cayenne pepper or paprika on each round.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.

CHEESE STRAWS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F/200°C/Gas Mark 6
• Line a Baking tray with Baking parchment, you don't want the tray too large, as you are going to place it in the refrigerator to rest. If you have to use 2 trays that's ok
• Grate the cheese fairly finely into a bowl
• Add the mustard powder and paprika and mix well
• Roll out the puff pastry to about 3 mm (⅛ of an inch) into a rectangle
• Sprinkle ⅓ of the cheese mix on a clean work surface and lay the rolled out pastry on top
• Sprinkly ½ of the remaining cheese mix over the pastry and using a rolling pin, roll the cheese and pastry just to press the cheese into the pastry.
• Fold the pastry in half and roll back out to 3 mm thick rectangle picking up any surplus cheese left on the work surface
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese mix over the rolled out pastry and again roll the pastry to press down the cheese
• Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the pastry lengthways into ½" strips.
• Take each strip one at a time and twist it as you lay it onto the baking tray
• When you have all pastry twisted and on the baking tray, place the baking tray in the fridge for 20 minutes to rest and firm up
• Bake in the oven for about 15 mins or until golden brown, if you are using 2 trays alternate them top to bottom halfway through baking
• Let them cool from the oven and munch away

PAPRIKA-PARMESAN PUFFED CHEESE STICKS

Steps:

• Unfold puff pastry. On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry sheet into an 10-in. square., In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; sprinkle over pastry. Cut pastry into 12 strips, about 3/4-in. wide. Cut each strip widthwise into thirds., Place 1 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.