A cheese pastry is a plain pastry (a dough, often used for pie crusts) that has cheese mixed with it. You can do anything you want with a cheese pastry. I took this cheese pastry and twisted them into bread-sticks. Plain pastry is not meant to raise, so these are crunchy bread-sticks.
Recipe:
- 1 cup Bread Flour
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 2 tbsp. Butter
- 1/8 cup Shortening
- 1/4 cup Grated Cheese
- 3 to 4 tbsp. Ice Cold Water
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift flour and salt and place in a large bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in butter, shortening, and cheese until the butter and shortening are the size of peas. Add in water, a tablespoon at a time, until dough forms a ball.
Roll out dough between two sheets of wax paper. Cut dough into strips and twist/braid them together. Place bread-sticks on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake in oven for about 10 minutes until bread is nicely browned.
Baking Tips:
- Do not over knead or mix the dough or it will become tough.
- The less amount of water you add, the crispier and flakier the bread will come out.
- You can brush the top of the bread-sticks with an egg wash to give them a nicer finish.
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