282498 Tue Jan 17 18:16:10 -0800 2006 4 31 Home Cooking 0 1505741 I lost the recipe. I know the ingredients and the technique... but does anyone have the quantities of the ingredients? Tue Jan 17 18:16:10 -0800 2006 0 adamclyde 1 1505808 Cheese Straws Time: 20 minutes 1/2 pound Cheddar or other hard, flavorful cheese 1/3 pound Parmesan cheese 2 cups (about 9 ounces) all-purpose flour Pinch cayenne 8 tablespoons (1 stick) chilled butter, cut into chunks, plus a little more for greasing the baking sheet Few drops ice water, if necessary Coarse salt (optional). Preheat oven to 450. Grate cheese and put into bowl. Mix flour and cayenne in a food processor. Add the butter and process til combined. Add cheese and pulse into the mix. Turn out onto a counter and knead by hand (add drops of ice water if you need them. Roll out into a rectangle about 1/4-inch thick (on a floured surface or btwn plastic wrap sheets). cut into 1/2" wide strips. Put on a baking sheet (greased) and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 5-8 minutes until golden Wed Jan 18 03:14:06 -0800 2006 1505741 0 oakjoan 2 1505831 is this recipe soft enough to go through a cookie press? I saw such a recipe years ago in Southern Living magazine, but it's long gone. Seems like it might be easier to handle and more decorative than cutting them? Wed Jan 18 11:25:56 -0800 2006 1505808 0 toodie jane 3 1505913 Haven't made them yet. His were hand cut. It sounds as if one could make them in a cookie press. I am going to use my Indian press that I bought to make these great chickpea flour crackers (shaped more like pretzels - pressed onto the baking sheet or into hot oil from the tube. The only thing to watch out for would seem to be larger pieces of the grated cheese that might have slipped through. Wed Jan 18 16:34:39 -0800 2006 1505831 0 oakjoan 2 1505842 thank you very much! Wed Jan 18 12:14:49 -0800 2006 1505808 0 adamclyde