Cheese Straws

These make wonderful party food, either eaten on their own or dunked into a super creamy dip. One end looks extreemly attractive when dipped into paprika and the excess shaken off.

Ingredients
1 amount of basic cheese pastry

Method
1 Sprinkle the work surface and rolling pin with flour.
2 Place the chilled ball of dough on the work surface.
3 Form the dough into a rectangle.
4 Roll out the pastry to 1/4 inch thick.
5 Cut the dough into fingers.
6 Place the fingers onto an oiled baking tray.
7 Bake in the oven at 210 degrees centigrade/gas mark 7 for 10 to 12 minutes or until crisp and a pale golden brown colout.
8 Place the baking tray onto a wire cooling rack and leave for about 5 minutes for the straws to set firm.
9 Transfer the straws directly onto the wire cooling rack to cool completely.
10 Store in an airtight container.

Notes
To make the straws look even more attractive for a party. before you roll out the pastry cut a small piece off and roll into a round, cut out several circles, then cut the circle with a smaller cutter, transfer the circles of pastry with the holes in onto a baking sheet and bake as before. When serving place the cooked straws through the hole and serve.