Bertie’s Cheese Sticks – Bertie Payne-Strange

Community Recipes

“Lovely cheesy pastry sticks!”

8 ounces flour

4 ounces good butter

1 cup of milk (more if necessary)

Pinch of salt

2 handfuls of strong cheddar cheese

Preheat the oven to 400-degrees. Rub the butter into the flour until it looks like bread crumbs. Add salt, make into a dough with the milk. Flour a work surface and roll out the pastry dough. Place the rolled dough onto a greased cookie sheet. Cover with the cheese. Score into thin slices. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Yield: 2 dozen strips.

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Baking time: 25 minutes

Total time: 55 minutes