Salty cheese straws - a healthier alternative to popcorn?

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This salty cheese straws are made with a very special cheese. It's called Teleme cheese in English, Telemea in Romanian (a traditional recipe), Teleme in Turkish, Bulgarian or Macedonian sirene, and Serbian sir.


Full recipe with step by step instructions and lots of photos here:
https://flavoraddiction.net/flavored-recipes/desserts/salty-cheese-straws/


Cheese Straws/ cheese sticks

Ingredients:
500g flour
250g butter melted
2 eggs
250g cheese(grated)for the dough
50ml milk
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50g cheese(grated)
40ml for hydrating the dough
10g cumin

Steps:
Mix all the ingredients until they form a consistent dough;
Roll the dough on an oiled/non stickable surface so it do not exceed 0.5 mm;
Distribute on the top surface of the dough a bit off milk or eggs;
Leave the dough to rest out for 15min;
Cut the dough in straws/other simple shapes;
Add on top the additional grated cheese and the cumin;
Bake at 190 degrees for 10-15min until they become golden crusty.