| 2/3 | cup grated Parmesan cheese |
| 1 | teaspoon paprika |
| 1 | package (17.3 ounces) frozen puff pastry, thawed |
| 1 | egg, slightly beaten |
| 1. | Heat oven to 425ºF. Cover 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or heavy brown paper. |
| 2. | Mix cheese and paprika. Roll 1 sheet of pastry into 12x10 inch rectangle on lightly floured surface with floured cloth-covered rolling pin. |
| 3. | Brush egg over pastry. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture. Press cheese mixture gently into pastry. Turn pastry over. Repeat brushing with egg and sprinkling with cheese mixture. |
| 4. | Fold pastry lengthwise in half. Cut pastry crosswise into 1/2-inch strips. Unfold strips and roll each end in opposite directions to twist. Place twists on cookie sheet. |
| 5. | Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Repeat with remaining sheet of pastry, egg and cheese mixture. Serve warm or cool. |
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| Planning a romantic dinner? Form these melt-in-your-mouth twists into heart shapes, and serve them with warm pizza sauce. |
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| Replace the paprika with Italian seasoning for Italian Cheese Straw Twists. |
Nutrition Information:
60 ( 35 ); 4 g ( 2 g); 15 mg; 50 mg; 5 g ( 0g); 1 g 2 %; 0%; 2 %; 2 % 1