Prep time:

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Total time:

Serves: 2

60g Oast to Host Plain Shortcrust Pastry

8g Mature Cheddar Cheese, grated

1 Egg, beaten

Rice Flour or Cornflour, for rolling

1tbsp Finely Grated Parmesan

Mixed Herbs/Cayenne Pepper

Claire Forster and Sally Black set up their specialist food company Oast to Host to provide tasty and imaginative gluten- and wheat-free dishes that everyone can enjoy. Here they create some Gluten Free Cheese Straws.

  1. Line a small baking sheet with non-stick paper. Knead Cheddar into pastry and roll out into a rectangle approx. 20cm x 8cm.
  2. Cut into 4 strips and paint with beaten egg. Sprinkle with Parmesan, salt and pepper (to taste) and twist the pastry ribbon three times, pressing the ends onto lined baking sheet to hold the shape.
  3. Gently brush any unglazed pastry with beaten egg and sprinkle with either mixed herbs or cayenne pepper.
  4. Bake in preheated oven (200°C/Gas 6) for approx 10 minutes until golden and set. Allow to cool slightly before lifting. If not eaten that day – pop in oven (150°C) for 5 mins to warm through.

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  • pictures: David Merewether

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