Cheese Stars

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   1. Preheat the oven to 200C, or 180C fan assisted. Grease and flour two large baking trays.

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   2. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, salt, herbs and spices. Crumble in the stock cube and stir well until evenly distributed.

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   3. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

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   4. Stir in the cheese until well distributed (I find using two forks to pull apart the clumps of grated cheese is a good method).

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   5. Mix in the egg yolk with your fingers, working the mixture to a dense dough. You may need to add a splash or two of water to achieve the correct consistency - the mixture should not be sticky, but should not leave crumbs in the bowl.

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   6. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to a thickness of around 5mm - this isn't too vital, but will affect cooking times.

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   7. With a star-shaped cutter, stamp out as many shapes as you can from the dough and place, slightly spaced, on the baking sheets. Re-roll the dough and repeat until you have too little left to work with.

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   8. Brush each star with a little egg white and bake in the preheated oven for around ten minutes until golden.

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   9. Remove and cool on wire trays.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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