Parmesan Straws

Ingredients:

• 1 lg Egg white
• 2 tb Olive oil
• 1/4 ts Salt
• 1/8 ts Cayenne (opt)
• 6 Sheets Phyllo dough,
• -14 x 18"
• 3/4 c Freshly grated Parmesan
• -or Asiago cheese

Preparation:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Lightly coat 2 baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment peper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together egg white, oil, salt and cayenne.
• Lay a sheet of phyllo on a work surface with a short side toward you.
• Keep remaining phyllo sheets covered with plastic wrap or wax paper.
• With a pastry brush, lightly coat the lower half of the sheet with the egg-white mixture and sprinkle with about 2 t cheese.
• Fold the upper half over to cover the lower half.
• Brush the right half of the folded sheet with egg-white mixture, sprinkle with a heaping teaspoon of cheese and fold the left half over the cheese.
• Brush the bottom half of the folded sheet with the egg-white mixture, sprinkle with 1 t cheese and fold the upper half over the lower half.
• Finally, brush the top with the egg-white mixture and sprinkle with 1 t cheese.
• Cut into ten 1/2" strips using a knife or serrated pastry cutter.
• With a wide spatula, transfer the strips to the prepared baking sheet, placing them about 1/2" ap