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Garlic Bites
These garlic bites are a simple variation on the traditional cheese straws. If you can make pastry then these are very easy. Garlic bites can be served either as a pre-dinner appetiser or as a party snack. This recipe makes about 64 garlic bites. That sounds a lot but they disappear quicker than a vampire on midsummer's day!
Ingredients:
120g Self-Raising Flour
60g Butter
60g Cheese, grated
2 Cloves Garlic, crushed
½ tsp Dry Mustard Powder
1 tsp Cold Water
Salt
Directions:
Sift the flour into a bowl. Mix in the mustard powder and the crushed garlic.
Cut the butter and slowly rub into the flour. Add a little cheese now again as you go along. Continue to combine the ingredients, adding a little cold water at the end if necessary to get a nice lump of pastry dough.
Place the pastry in the fridge to rest for 15 minutes or so. Meanwhile heat the oven to 200 C (400 F).
Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured board to form a square about 8 inches (16 cm) each side. With a sharp knife divide the pastry into eighths in each direction to give 64 small squares.
Transfer the squares to a greased baking tray, arranging the garlic bites with a little space between them. Grind a little salt across the tops.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and allow them to cool.
Transfer the garlic bites to an airtight container, they'll keep for a day or two.