Cheese Straws (Regular and whole wheat carrot)

Here is my family's favorite snack recipe for cheese straws. In this recipe, there are three types of Cheese Straws as whole wheat cheese straws, regular cheese straws, and peppery bite cheese straws. These straws are served as a perfect snack loads with energy, protein and calcium in between meals. Your kids will love these straws due to its crispy and crunchy taste. For kids, I usually make these straws with whole wheat and carrots which is good way to introduce vegetables into kid's diet and it is better than other fried snack. Peppery bite cheese straws are savory and great party snack and also great for travel.

Ingredients:

For Regular Cheese Straws - 

• 1/2 cup all purpose flour (maida)
• salt to taste
• Pinch of baking powder
• 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 4 tbsp grated Cheese
• 2-3 tablespoon Ice cold water 

For Whole Wheat with Carrot Cheese Straws - 

• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• salt to taste
• pinch of baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of split mustard seeds
• 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 4 tbsp grated Cheese
• 2 tablespoon finely grated carrot
• 3-4 tablespoon Ice cold water 

For Peppery Bite Cheese Straws - 

• 1/2 cup all purpose flour (maida)
• salt to taste
• pinch of white chili powder (Sunth powder) (optional)
• pinch of baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon of split mustard seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
• 4 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 4 tbsp grated Cheese
• 2-3 tablespoon Ice cold water 

Method:
For regular cheese straws:

1. Mix the all purpose flour, salt and pinch of baking powder.
2. Then add Butter and rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips till the mixture looks like bread crumbs.
3. Add the cheese and Mix well.
4. Keep this mixture in refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.
5. Then sprinkle the ice cold water over the mixture and make a dough.
6. Divide the dough into equal sized pieces.
7. Roll the pieces of the dough into Pencil shaped sticks just slightly thicker than Pencil up to 5-6 inch lengths. And hold each straw from both ends and twist them.
8. Arrange the straws on an ungreased baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 400 degrees F for 5-10 minutes or till they turn brown.
9. Serve hot or cool it completely and store in an air tight container.

For Whole Wheat and Carrot Cheese Straws:

1. Mix the whole wheat flour, salt and pinch of baking powder.
2. Then add split mustard seeds and Butter. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips till the mixture looks like bread crumbs.
3. Add finely grated carrots and the cheese. Mix well.
4. Keep this mixture in refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.
5. Then sprinkle the ice cold water over the mixture and make a dough.
6. Divide the dough into equal sized pieces.
7. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board (1/4 inch thickness).
8. Cut into long strips with a knife and give twists.
9. Arrange the straws on an baking tray and bake in a pre-heated oven at 400 degrees F for 10-15 minutes or till they turn brown.
10. Serve hot or cool it completely and store in an air tight container.

For Peppery bite Cheese straws:

1. Mix the all purpose flour, salt, Chili flakes, White chili powder and pinch of baking powder.
2. Then add split mustard seeds and Butter. Rub the butter into the flour with your fingertips till the mixture looks like bread crumbs.
3. Follow the steps 3 to 9 from Regular Cheese Straws method.

Note:
You can also add any number of your favorite vegetables. You can also make it without
vegetables.

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