Crescent Cheese Sticks Recipes

CRESCENT CHEESE TWISTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Separate dough into 8 rectangles; seal perforations. Brush 4 rectangles with butter or margarine; sprinkle with cheeses and onion or garlic powder. Cover with 4 remaining rectangles; press edges to seal. Cut each crosswise into eight 1/2 inch (1 cm) strips; twist each strip 3 or 4 times; place on greased baking sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

CRESCENT MOZZARELLA STICKS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Unroll 1 can (8 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated crescent dough sheet on ungreased cookie sheet; cut into 12 equal rectangles. Top each rectangle with 1 teaspoon Muir Glen™ organic cabernet marinara pasta sauce and half of a 1-oz mozzarella cheese stick. Roll up, taking care to pinch seams; place seam-side down on cookie sheet.
• In small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons melted butter and 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; brush on top of crescent dough sticks. Sprinkle with 1 to 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot with additional sauce for dipping.

GARLIC-CHEESE CRESCENT ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Separate crescent dough into eight triangles. Roll up from the wide end and place point side down 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Curve ends to form a crescent., Combine butter, garlic powder and oregano; brush over rolls. Sprinkle with cheese. , Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Serve warm.

CHEESY CRESCENT STICKS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, mix cheese, parsley, garlic powder, paprika and butter.
• If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate into 2 rectangles, about 7x6 inches each. Press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 2 rectangles, about 7x6-inches each.
• Spoon cheese mixture over 1 dough rectangle. Top with remaining dough rectangle; press edges to seal. Cut into 6 strips. Twist strips; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush tops of strips lightly with egg white; sprinkle with sesame seed.
• Bake 9 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

EASY CHEESE STRAWS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Beat in cheese until blended. Combine flour, salt and cayenne; stir into cheese mixture until a dough forms. Roll into a 15x6-in. rectangle. Cut into thirty 6-in. strips. Gently place strips 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

HOW TO MAKE CHEESE STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Place a sheet of frozen puff pastry dough onto a floured work surface and allow dough to thaw just until it can be unfolded. Unfold dough into a flat sheet; brush top of puff pastry dough with olive oil. Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
• Sprinkle white Cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese onto the dough, covering the surface. Top with a piece of plastic wrap; press cheese and seasonings firmly into the dough with your fingers or by laying a sheet pan onto the dough over the plastic and pressing it down.
• Remove plastic and use a pizza cutter or sharp knife to cut the dough down the seam lines into thirds; cut each third lengthwise into thirds for a total of 9 breadsticks.
• Pick up a dough strip, place it seasoned side down on the work surface, and twist from both ends 8 or 9 times to make a rolled tube of dough with the seasoned side out. Place breadsticks onto prepared baking sheet.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese over the sticks. Roll the sticks lightly to even up their shapes and pick up and press any dropped cheese onto the surfaces.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes; flip and continue baking until breadsticks are browned and crisp, 10 to 20 more minutes. If you pick up a stick by one end and it droops, bake for several more minutes. Cool on a wire rack before serving.

STRING CHEESE STICKS

Steps:

• Stir bixquick and milk until soft dough forms and then beat 30 seconds with a spoon.
• Place dough on flat surface that has been sprinkled with dry bisquick mix.
• Roll the dough around to coat it and knead 10-12 times.
• Roll the dough to 1/4" thick.
• Cut into 8 rectangles about 6x2 each.
• Put cheese sticks onto each dough cut-out, and roll the dough around it.
• Pinch edge into roll to seal, seal edges and gently roll back and forth to further seal.
• Place sticks on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Mix butter and garlic and brush it over the cheese sticks once you remove them from the oven.