What to do when you have so much Traditional Basil Pesto that you don't know how to eat it all? Try making this recipe for a tasty snack of cheese straws! It's not hard, doesn't need any specialized kitchen equipment, and is super delicious. This is great for late summer or fall when you might just have a mountain of basil on your counter.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 cup of gruyère or cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- 1 medium egg, plus 1 egg yolk
- 3 Tbsp. pesto
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix together flour and salt.
- Add butter. Cut in with knives or hands until it looks like fine bread crumbs.
- Stir in the cheeses.
- Beat together the egg and yolk, then stir them into the flour. Add pesto.
- Mix until the dough holds together enough to form a ball.
- Roll out dough onto a piece of parchment paper sprinkled with flour until the dough is roughly an 11x9-inch rectangle. Cut in half lengthwise and then cut each half into about 15 straws.
- Place straws on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Put in freezer and chill for 15 minutes.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack or serving dish.
