{"id":4148,"date":"2026-04-24T16:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T16:16:22","slug":"southern-4-ingredient-cheese-straws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/southern-4-ingredient-cheese-straws\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern 4-Ingredient Cheese Straws"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Southern 4-Ingredient Cheese Straws<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded<\/li>\n<li>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp salt (optional, depending on cheese saltiness)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong><br \/>\nSet your oven to 180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the dough<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a bowl, mix the softened butter and shredded cheddar until creamy and well combined.<br \/>\nAdd flour (and salt if using) and mix until a soft dough forms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shape the straws<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a cookie press for classic cheese straws, or<\/li>\n<li>Roll small portions into thin sticks (like pencil-thin ropes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace on baking sheet, slightly spaced apart.<br \/>\nBake for 12\u201315 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cool<\/strong><br \/>\nLet them cool on a rack\u2014they\u2019ll crisp up as they cool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <strong>sharp cheddar<\/strong> for stronger flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Chill dough for 15\u201320 minutes if it feels too soft to shape.<\/li>\n<li>Add a pinch of cayenne if you want a slight kick (optional, not part of the 4 ingredients).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southern 4-Ingredient Cheese Straws Ingredients 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded 2&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4150,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4148\/revisions\/4150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}