Usually I send something sweet but this year I thought their teachers might be in a diabetic comma by the time Valentine's Day rolls around! So I opted to pair their kitchen towels with cheese straws.
I will be the first to admit...I have always been intimidated by them. But once my mom passed along all her tips she learned from the Cheese Straw Making Guru of Decatur...I found them surprisingly easy!
First I shredded my cheese and let it get to room temperature...
I also cut up my butter and let it get room temperature...
Then I sifted some flour, salt, baking powder and red pepper...
Once everything gets to room temperature, I layered it in my food processor...
Then processed it until a ball is formed...
Then I fit a cookie press with a star tip {I have also used the ribbon tip but I personally prefer the star}...
...before loading the press with the cheese mixture and cranking them out...
I neatly lined them on a lightly-greased baking sheet...
...and baked until crisp.
After they cooled, I bagged and tagged them for all our teachers...
Hopefully they will love the little bite of savory to cut down all the sweets they will eat this week!
I also made a second batch...
...for the church bake sale. They sold them for $6.00 a bag...maybe I need to go into the cheese straw making business?
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2 comments:
Do you make all your tags or buy them??? They are always so CUTE!!
I love the bags too. Can you publish the recipe so I can get the exact measurements for the cheese straws? Also the baking time.
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