CHEESE STRAWS| recipe guyanese style

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese cuts calories while still providing flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is often cheaper.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while cake flour is often less expensive.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flaxseed meal can be used as a binder, and aquafaba is a cost-effective egg substitute.

Combine yellow cheddar cheese and salted butter using a hand blender until well mixed.

Add grated garlic, pepper sauce, and mustard to the mixture and mix until well incorporated.

Gradually add all-purpose flour until the mixture resembles a soft dough, suitable for piping.

Prepare a baking tray and fit a piping bag with a metal star tip.

Pipe the cheese straws onto the baking tray in desired lengths.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Bake the cheese straws in the oven for 18 to 20 minutes.

Let the cheese straws cool thoroughly before serving to achieve a crunchy texture.

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