
Recipes
Cheddar straws with native pepper and spring onion salt
20 minutes
Preparation time
15 minutes, plus drying time
Cooking time
12 serves
Serves
Ingredients
Native pepper and spring onion salt
1 bunch spring onion, green part only
2 tbsp salt flakes
1 tbsp native pepper, such as Horopito in New Zealand or pepperberry in Australia
Cheese straws
375 g puff pastry, homemade or store-bought
100 g aged cheddar
2 tsp native pepper and spring onion salt
Miele accessories
Method
Native pepper and spring onion salt
- Place the spring onion greens onto a perforated baking tray and place into the oven on Drying function at 50⁰C for 5 hours, or until they crumble.
- Blend or process the spring onion greens until fine, pulse with salt and pepper to combine.
Cheese straws
- Divide the puff pastry in half and roll each half into a 25 cm square approximately 3 mm thick.
- Using a microplane, finely grate the cheese directly over one half of the pastry. Sprinkle 2 tsp of the onion and
native pepper salt evenly over the cheese. - Lay the second sheet of pastry over the top and use a rolling pin to flatten the pastry to 5 mm.
- Preheat the oven on Fan Plus at 170⁰C.
- Trim the edges of the pastry so you have straight sides. Cut the pastry into 4 mm strips and place onto two perforated baking trays.
- Place the perforated baking trays on shelf levels 2 and 4 and bake for 15 minutes, or until golden.
Hints and tips
- This recipe makes a large quantity of straws. You could halve the pastry, using one half now and storing the other half in the freezer for later use.
- Use the remaining Native pepper and spring onion salt on a variety of recipes. It’s delicious on everything.
Applicance Functions

Miele
At Miele, we take pride in creating more than premium appliances, our dedicated team of Culinary Experts develop every recipe with the same commitment to quality and precision that defines our appliances. Guided by innovative cooking technology and meticulous engineering, we craft dishes that highlight the full potential of our cooking appliances, helping you achieve perfect results every time. We see our recipes not just as instructions, but as an invitation to explore cooking with confidence, where every step is tested and refined to deliver an outstanding culinary experience.