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golden twisted gruyère cheese straws piled wide in landscape orientation on a parchment-lined board, flaky and toasted with bits of melted cheese, natural light, shallow depth of field, a linen napkin softly blurred in the background

Gruyère Cheese Straws

Golden baked straws of flaky buttery puff pastry twisted with nutty gruyere.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 16 straws
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 sheet puff pastry thawed
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1 cup grated gruyère
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp paprika

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 400F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Roll out the puff pastry and brush with beaten egg.
  3. Sprinkle gruyère, pepper, and paprika evenly over the surface.
  4. Cut into strips and twist each one a few times.
  5. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until puffed and golden.
  6. Let cool slightly before serving.

Notes

Keep the pastry cold until you bake for the flakiest straws.