cheese straws

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1
Sift the flour, mustard powder, salt and cayenne pepper into a bowl.
2
Cut the butter into the flour and rub in until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3
Add the cheese and mix the ingredients together, stirring so nothing sticks.
4
Mix to a stiff paste with the egg yolk and water until evenly mixed.
5
Turn out onto a floured work surface. Knead quickly until smooth and crack-free. Wrap in a polyethylene bag or foil. Taste for salt and serve when it looks done.

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