Blue Cheese Straws Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Beat in cheese until blended. Combine flour, salt and cayenne; stir into cheese mixture until a dough forms. Roll into a 15x6-in. rectangle. Cut into thirty 6-in. strips. Gently place strips 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll out each sheet of puff pastry on a lightly floured board until it's 10 by 12 inches. Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon of water and brush the surface of the pastry. Sprinkle each sheet evenly with 1/4 cup of the parmesan, 1/2 cup of the gruyere, 1/2 teaspoon of the thyme, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and some pepper. With the rolling pin, lightly press the flavorings into the puff pastry. Cut each sheet crosswise with a floured knife or pizza wheel into 11 or 12 strips. Twist each strip and lay on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned and puffed. Turn each straw and bake for another 2 minutes. Don't overbake or the cheese will burn. Cool and serve at room temperature.
• Let the puff pastry thaw in the refrigerator overnight.

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the blue cheese, flour, cornstarch, butter, salt and pepper and pulse until the dough just comes together.
• Transfer the dough to a sheet of plastic wrap and shape it into a 4-inch disk; wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour, or for up to 1 day.
• Preheat the oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• On a well floured surface, roll out the dough to a 12-by-6-inch rectangle about 1/8 inch thick.
• Sprinkle the poppy seeds over the dough and press lightly to help them adhere. Cut the dough into 6-by- 1/2 -inch strips and transfer them to the baking sheet; twist the ends in opposite directions to make spirals.
• Bake the cheese straws for about 15 minutes, or until crisp and brown. Let the straws cool on the baking sheet before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have 2 heavy baking sheets at hand.
• Cut chilled butter into chunks. Combine butter, salt, crumbled blue cheese, cayenne, and flour in a food processor. Pulse until a ball of dough forms. Add egg yolk if the dough does not come together, and process until incorporated.
• Lightly dust a work surface and rolling pin with flour.
• Divide the dough in half. Working with one portion at a time, roll out a rectangle to ¼" thick. Re-dust the rolling pin and work surface as needed. Fold and roll as many times (at least six) as needed to form a tidy 6 X 9 inch rectangle.
• Use a long, sharp knife to score the rectangle of dough, creating 18 straws (approx. 1/2" wide X 6" long). Arrange close but not touching on baking sheets. Repeat with remaining dough.
• Sprinkle lightly with kosher salt. Bake one sheet at a time for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the straws just begin to brown. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• Store in airtight container.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Line several baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, beat together the egg and water to make an egg wash; set aside.
• In another bowl, toss together the parmesan and blue cheeses; set aside.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out each puff pastry sheet into a 14-by-10-inch rectangle.
• Brush both of the pastry sheets to the edges with the egg wash and sprinkle with paprika.
• Sprinkle the cheese mixture over one of the pastry sheets and top with the other pastry sheet, egg wash side down.
• Roll out the pastry with a rolling pin to flatten slightly.
• Cut the pastry in half horizontally with a sharp knife and then lengthwise into 1/2-inch-wide strips.
• Carefully pick up a stick and, with both hands, twist to form a spiral (left hand counter-clockwise, right hand clockwise).
• Arrange cheese straws about 1 1/2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets, pressing ends onto the sheets.
• Bake until golden and puffed, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cool before removing to a serving dish.

Steps:

• Place vinegar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Cool to room temperature. , Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in blue cheese. Remove stems and scoop out centers from strawberries; fill each with about 2 teaspoons cheese mixture. Sprinkle pecans over filling, pressing lightly. Chill until serving. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar. ,