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Cheese Straws
Ingredients
1 cup Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Ginger -- powdered
1/3 cup Butter
4 ounces Sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 cup Sesame seed -- toasted
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire
2 1/2 tablespoons Cold water
Method
Place flour, ginger and salt in food processor. Cut butter into small cubes and add to processor, blend until pastry resembles coarse meal. Add finely shredded cheese and sesameseeds and process until just blanded. Add Worcestershire to water, sprinkle over flour mixture, and process until dough is moistened holds together when pinched with fingers.
Gather dough into a ball on lightly floured board, and roll out to 1/8" thick. Cut into strips 3" long and 1 1/2" wide. Freeze unbaked on baking sheets. Do not thaw before baking.
Bake on ungreased sheet at 400-degrees until lightly browned and crisp. Makes 72 appetizers. | 
