Cheese Straws
1 cup flour. ½ teaspoon salt. ¼ cup fat. 1 cup grated cheese. ¹/₁₆ teaspoon cayenne. 3 tablespoons water.
Cut the flour, salt, cayenne, fat, and one-half of the cheese together with a biscuit cutter until the mass is well blended. Add the water and mix well. Toss on a slightly floured board and roll 2 or 3 times until the dough is smooth. Sprinkle on one half of the remainder of the cheese and roll again. Repeat this until all the cheese is used. Roll the mass out until about ¼ inch thick. Cut in strips ½ inch wide and 6 inches long. Place the strips on a baking sheet and bake until a delicate brown, in a hot oven, about 400°F.