5 from 141 votes
Puff pastry cheese straws with three cheeses
This recipe for puff pastry cheese straws combines three cheeses: vegetarian hard cheese, mature cheddar, and cream cheese spread over puff pastry. The pastry is folded over the cheese, rolled thinner, then cut into strips to be baked until crisp and golden. The layers of different cheeses create a rich and savory snack with a flaky, crunchy texture from the puff pastry. This snack serves well as an appetizer or party finger food.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
16
pieces
Calories:
142 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American, International, British
Ingredients
- 1 puff pastry about 11 ounces, ready-rolled pack
- ½ cup vegetarian hard cheese see the note, or vegetarian parmesan cheese
- 1 cup cheddar cheese see the note
- ¼ cup cream cheese
- 1 egg lightly beaten for eggwash
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 392°F/ 200°C or gas mark 7. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Grate the hard cheese with the zester blade and the cheddar cheese with the finer grater.
- Open the puff pastry packet and lay the pastry horizontally lengthwise on a chopping board. I keep mine with its parchment paper intact. So I don’t need to flour the board and save time. But you can take the parchment paper off and lay the pastry on a floured surface.
- Spread the cream cheese on half of the pastry, leaving the other half empty.
- Sprinkle the hard cheese and cheddar cheese on top of the cream cheese. Leave about a tablespoon of each cheese for topping.
- Lift the other end of the pastry and fold it over to cover the cheese. So the pastry has now been reduced to half size.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out the pastry until it is half-size-thinner. This is also to help the cheese stick to the pastry.
- Cut the pastry halfway in length, so you have two equal rectangles. Then cut each rectangle into strips. I did mine into 8 strips for each rectangle and I ended up having 16 strips.
- Take each strip and hold it at its ends. Twist it and place it on the lined baking sheet. Do the same for all the strips.
- Brush the eggwash all over each pastry straw and sprinkle the remaining cheese over the pastries.
- Bake the cheese pastries for 15 minutes in a preheated oven at 392°F/ 200°C or gas mark 7.
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Notes
- Choose mature cheddar cheese for a firmer texture and deeper flavor.
- Vegetarians can substitute standard parmesan cheese depending on preference.
- Mixing herbs into the cream cheese before spreading adds extra flavor.
Nutrition Information
Serving
16pieces
Calories
142kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Trans Fat
0.001g
(0%)
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
149mg
(6%)
Potassium
26mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
0.3g
(1%)
Vitamin A
158IU
(3%)
Calcium
93mg
(9%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16 pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 16pieces | |
| Calories | 142kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.001g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 149mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 26mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 0.3g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 158IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 93mg | 9% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.