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Ingredients
100g plain white flour  
½ x 5ml spoon of mustard powder  
50g butter or margarine  
50g Cheddar cheese  
2 x 15ml spoons cold water


Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC or gas mark 6.
2. Lightly grease a baking tray.
3. Sift the flour and mustard powder into a mixing bowl.
4. Using your fingertips, rub the butter or margarine into the flour
until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.  
5. Grate the cheese.
6. Stir the cheese into the flour mixture.  
7. Using your hands, mix to form a smooth dough, adding a little of the
cold water to help bind the mixture together.  
8. Roll out, on a lightly floured surface, to form a rectangle about
0.5cm thick.  
9. Trim away the edges and cut into thin strips, about 0.5cm x 7cm,
using a palette knife.
10. Carefully twist if desired
11. Place the straws on the baking tray and bake for 12 – 15 minutes
or until golden brown.  
12. Allow to cool before removing from the baking tray onto a
cooling rack.