Parmesan Twists Recipes

Steps:

• In medium bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add cheese and sour cream; beat until blended. On low speed, beat in flour and Italian seasoning just until blended. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. Place dough on lightly floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times. Divide dough in half. Roll each half into 12x6-inch rectangle. Cut crosswise into 6x1/2-inch strips.
• In small bowl, beat egg yolk and water; brush over dough. Twist strips and place on cookie sheets. Sprinkle with sesame seed.
• Bake 15 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Thaw pastry sheet at room temperature 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400*F. Mix egg and water. Mix cheese, parsley and oregano.
• Unfold pastry on lightly floured surface. Roll into 14x10-inch rectangle. Cut in half lengthwise. Brush both halves with egg mixture. Top 1 rectangle with cheese mixture. Place remaining rectangle over cheese-topped rectangle, egg side down. Roll gently with rolling pin to seal.
• Cut crosswise into 28 (1/2-inch) strips. Twist strips and place 2" apart on greased baking sheet, pressing down ends. Brush with egg mixture. Sprinkle with black pepper.
• Bake 10 minutes or until golden. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Makes 28 appetizers.
• Tip: Crisps can be stored in airtight container up to 1 week.
• Another Tip: To make ahead, twist strips. Place on baking sheet and brush with egg mixture. Freeze. When frozen, store in plastic bag for up to 1 month. To bake, preheat oven to 400°F Place frozen strips on greased baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes or until golden.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Beat the egg and water in a small bowl with a fork or whisk. Stir the cheese, parsley and oregano in a small bowl.
• Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Roll the pastry sheet into a 14x10-inch rectangle. Cut in half lengthwise. Brush the halves with the egg mixture. Top 1 half with the cheese mixture. Place the remaining half over the filling, egg-side down. Roll gently with a rolling pin to seal.
• Cut the pastry crosswise into 28 (1/2-inch) strips. Twist the strips and place on a baking sheet, pressing down the ends. Brush the pastries with the egg mixture.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown. Remove the pastries from the baking sheets and let cool on wire racks for 10 minutes.
• Tip: To make ahead, place the unbaked twists onto a baking sheet and brush with the egg mixture. Cover and freeze until firm. Remove the frozen strips from the baking sheet and store in a gallon size resealable plastic bag in the freezer for up to 1 month. Bake the frozen pastries on a baking sheet at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes or until the pastries are golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Unfold pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface.
• Cut each sheet into 13 strips, (about 3/4 of an inch by 10-inches each).
• Combine cheese, basil, and garlic in a long shallow pan or dish.
• Brush melted butter on pastry sticks.
• Roll pastry in cheese mixture to coat each side evenly.
• Gently twist the pastry sticks, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Serve with your favorite soups, salad, on the side of any meal or as an appetizer with dipping sauces.
• Enjoy! ;).

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. In food processor, pulse flour, salt, pepper, and herbs. Add oil, and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. With machine running, add 1/4 cup cold water; process until dough comes together.
• Transfer dough to lightly floured surface; divide into 2 equal parts. In small bowl, whisk together egg white and milk; set aside. Roll out dough into a 7-by-9-inch sheet, 1/8 of an inch thick. Brush dough with egg wash; sprinkle generously with cheese.
• Cut dough into 1/2-inch strips. Twist each strip; pull until 16 to 18 inches long. Transfer to ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until dough just begins to brown and feels firm to the touch. Transfer to wire rack to cool. Store in airtight plastic container.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the Parmesan cheese, pepper and garlic. On a lightly floured surface, unfold one pastry sheet and brush with egg white. Sprinkle with a fourth of the Parmesan mixture; lightly press into pastry. Flip pastry sheet and repeat., Cut sheet into 12 strips; cut each strip in half. Twist strips several times; place on greased baking sheets. Repeat with remaining pastry sheet. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Beat first 5 ingredients together with an electric mixer until well blended. Spread into a lightly greased 8 inch square pan. Spoon pizza sauce over the top and sprinkle with chopped pepperoni and green onions.
• Bake at 350º for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake for 10 more minutes.
• Serve with Parmesan twists and corn chips.
• Parmesan Twists: Unroll dough and roll into a 15 by 9 rectangle. Cut in half lengthwise. Cut each half into 15 strips. Loosely twist each strip and place on lightly greased baking sheet. Brush each strip with olive oil and sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake at 400º for 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Steps:

• To make the pastry, put the flour, butter and cayenne pepper into a food processor, then whizz into fine breadcrumbs. sprinkle the egg and water mixture onto the flour, then pulse again until the mixture begins to come together. tip the mixture onto a board and gently squeeze the pastry until it begins to come together in a ball, adding more water if it feels dry.
• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. roll the pastry into a large a4-sized rectangle, roughly 20 x 30cm. Brush the sheet with the beaten egg and cut in half widthways. Sprinkle one half with the Parmesan and the second half with poppy and caraway seeds. lightly run the rolling pin across the top to press the cheese and the seeds into the pastry. Cut each half into 12-15 sticks. arrange on a baking sheet and chill for 10 mins.
• Bake for 8-10 mins until golden brown, then cool for 5 mins before lifting onto a wire rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees; line two baking shees with parchment paper.
• Roll puff pastry into a 10x14-inch rectangle.
• Whisk egg and water together and brush on pastry.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese, rosemary, and pepper pressing lightly into pastry with fingers.
• Cut the pastry into 24 strips, each slightly more than 1/2" wide.
• Twist each strip and place on baking sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes till golden.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• NOTE: For 2 sticks--30 calories--2g fat--1g protein--0g fiber--50mg sodium.