Cheese Straws. With Dijon Mustard.

We had a jolly lunch party the other week.  To start the fun I made these cheese straws just before the guests arrived, they took minutes and looked and tasted divine.

A packet of puff pastry is a key freezer essential, the rest you'll inevitably have lying around.  A perfect canape for a last minute dinner party or a great alternative to bread with soup.

Ingredients

1 packet of all butter puff pastry, defrosted
2-3 large handfuls grated mature cheddar cheese
3 tbso Dijon mustard
1 egg, beaten

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 190C.
2. Unroll the pastry and spread with a good layer of mustard and top with the cheese.

3. Cut into strips widthways and twist - take each end in each hand and twist in opposite directions.

4. Pop on greaseproof paper on a baking tray, brush with beaten egg and cook for 30 minutes or until golden.

Serve hot or cold.