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Cheese Straw Twists

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 5, 2005
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Frozen puff pastry makes it easy to create these flaky, cheese-flecked “breadsticks.”

Cheese Straw Twists

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 33 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 4
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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F. Cover 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or heavy brown paper.
  • Step 
    2
    Mix cheese and paprika. Roll 1 sheet of pastry into 12x10 inch rectangle on lightly floured surface with floured cloth-covered rolling pin.
  • Step 
    3
    Brush egg over pastry. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture. Press cheese mixture gently into pastry. Turn pastry over. Repeat brushing with egg and sprinkling with cheese mixture.
  • Step 
    4
    Fold pastry lengthwise in half. Cut pastry crosswise into 1/2-inch strips. Unfold strips and roll each end in opposite directions to twist. Place twists on cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Repeat with remaining sheet of pastry, egg and cheese mixture. Serve warm or cool.

Nutrition

60 Calories
4 g Total Fat
1 g Protein
5 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
60
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Cholesterol
15 mg
Sodium
50 mg
Potassium
15 mg
Total Carbohydrate
5 g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
1 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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