When a recipe by someone who knows what’s what tells you to line a baking sheet with silpat or parchment, one should probably at least grease the pan. I made these absolutely delicious Buckwheat Cheese Straws by Heidi Swanson over at 101 Cookbooks to bring to a dinner party. I was feeling pretty clever and pleased with myself – I had been wanting to make these anyway, I was hungry and craving a crispy snack, it was a bit gray and foggy that morning so turning on the oven sounded cozy, if I brought them to the party I wouldn’t eat the entire batch, and I was going to be bringing something a little more attention-grabbing than a bowl of olives to the party.
So I made the dough and chilled it and rolled it out and cut it and rolled it out some more and popped it in the oven. And then I went to turn them over and my eye caught the part in the middle of the recipe that says “line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat” as I bent to open the oven door and my heart sank just a little.
Those things were stuck. Professional spatula-wielding skills came in handy, as did the new “medium impact” athletic bra I was wearing, what with all the jiggling and jarring necessary to salvage the straws, at least as edible bits if not as “straws” of lean elegant cheesiness.
All was not lost. I had 1) more dough and 2) plenty of parchment paper:
cynthia brogan | 11-Oct-09 at 4:50 pm | Permalink
I loved the cheese straws. Made them a while ago and they were fabulous. Easy and fun to make and great to serve.