Cheese And Potato Sticks

Ingredients:

4 oz of potatoes, sieved or rinsed

4 oz of plain flour

Pinch of mustard

Pinch of nutmeg

4 oz of butter

4 oz of cheddar cheese, grated

1 beaten egg

Salt and pepper

Method:

Mix together the potatoes, flour, mustard, nutmeg and salt and pepper. Rub in the butter to make a soft dough. Add the cheese and lay aside to chill for one hour in a refrigerator.

Roll out thinly and brush with the beaten egg. Cut into sticks 4 inches long by ¼ of an inch wide and place on a greased baking sheet, then bake in a moderate oven 350F/180/c/gas mark 4 until brown. Store in an airtight tin.