Switzerland Caraway Sticks

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 4 -5 tablespoons cold water
• 1 cup swiss cheese, freshly grated
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed

Recipe

• 1 sift together the already sifted flour and the salt.
• 2 cut in shortening until mixture resembles small peas. add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough holds together. do not handle too much.
• 3 chill.
• 4 divide dough into 2 parts. roll it out, very thin, into rectangles. sprinkle 1 part with cheese and top it with caraway seeds and a sprinkle of salt. place other half of dough on top of this as a cover. chill for 5 minutes in refrigerator.
• 5 cut filled dough into strips 2 inches long and 1/4 inch wide.
• 6 chill again before baking.
• 7 place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake in hot oven (450 degrees) for about 5 minutes or until golden.
• 8 these may be prepared for baking several days in advance and kept in refrigerator or they may be baked and kept in a covered container for about 1 week. reheat in slow over before serving. makes 7 dozen sticks.