Cheese Straws

Ingredients

• three heaping table-spoonfuls of sifted flour
• three of Parmesan cheese
• one of butter
• half a saltspoonful of salt
• the same quantity of white pepper
• one-fourth of a saltspoonful of cayenne
• a slight grating of nutmeg
• the yolk of an egg
• one table-spoonful of milk

Method

1. 1

   Mix the dry ingredients, then add the milk, yolk, and softened butter.

2. 2

   Mix until smooth, divide into two parts, roll thin, cut into strips, and bake in a slow oven for fifteen minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 211. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cheese Straws. Use three heaping table-spoonfuls of sifted flour, three of Parmesan cheese, one of butter, half a saltspoonful of salt, the same quantity of white pepper, one-fourth of a saltspoonful of cayenne, a slight grating of nutmeg, the yolk of an egg, and one table-spoonful of milk

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