Blue Cheese and Chive Straws

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 4 ounces cheese blue crumbled
• 0.3 cup butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 0.3 cup chives finely chopped
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoons water cold

Equipment

• food processor
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• knife
• plastic wrap
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
2. Combine flour and butter in a food processor; pulse to blend.
3. Add cheese, chives, salt, and pepper; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal.
4. Drizzle water into flour mixture until dough forms a ball.
5. Roll dough into a 16 x 8-inch rectangle. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
6. Preheat oven to 35
7. Cut dough crosswise into 64 (1/4-inch-wide) slices.
8. Place 1/2 inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
9. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Cool straws completely on wire racks.