Cheese Straws

I have happy memories of making these as a child, but they're equally enjoyable as an adult.

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp dried sundried tomato pieces
• 75g butter at room temperator
• 150g plain flour
• a pinch of paprika
• 100g cheddar cheese, finely grated

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Break the egg into a small bowl and lightly beat.
3. Add the sundried tomatoes to the beaten egg and stir in.
4. In a separate mixing bowl, rub the butter into the flour until it resembles breadcrumbs.
5. Add the paprika, cheese, egg and tomato mix into the flour and kneed until it forms a dough.
6. Lightly dust a surface with flour and roll out the dough on it to about 4mm thickness. Alternatively you can roll it out between two sheets of foil to avoid having to add any flour.
7. Cut into straws and transfer to a lined baking tray.
8. Bake in the oven for 12 minutes, or until just starting to brown.
9. Cool on the side before storing in an airtight box.

Makes about 30 cheese straws.