Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw

Avacado Cheese straw

Avocado, also known as alligator pear is a large pear shaped fruit having a single seed. They are mostly cultivated in the Mediterranean or tropical climates throughout the world. They are green skinned and have a pear shape. The fruit has a higher fat content than the other fruits. It is fleshy and has a buttery texture. It is loaded with mono saturated fatty acids which is good for a healthy heart. Besides avocados are rich in potassium, fibre, antioxidants and many vitamins like B,K, C and E. It is good in taste and goes well with many dishes.  It is thus used in both sweet and savoury dishes. Avocado is popular in vegetarian cuisine as a substitute for meats in sandwiches and salads because of its high fat content.

The flesh of the avocado generally turns to blacken when exposed to air. Hence sprinkle lemon juice over it to retain the nice green colour.

Guacamole is the dish that comes in our mind when we think of avocados. It is used in many dishes like sandwiches, milkshakes, smoothies, soup, salads,  ice cream or cakes.

As it has high fat content the amount of additional butter or oil in dishes can be reduced and it will yield the same results.

I thus thought of making a healthy version of Cheese Straws by using Avocado and whole wheat flour.

The straws came out really good and I was happy as I had to use less butter. I tried making this with whole wheat flour. They were perfectly baked and were crispy to eat.

Do try this recipe to enjoy the goodness of avocados.

 

Avacado Cheese straw
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Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw

A savory strip with goodness of avocados and cheese . Made from whole wheat flour. It requires less butter.
Course Snack
Cuisine Global
Keyword avocado, baked, cracker, healthy, kids, lunchbox, nonfried, snack, teatime, wholewheat
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 100 straws
Calories 20kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 tbsp semolina
  • 1 cup avocado ripe. one big avocado. It should be riped. To check whether the avocado is riped, just press gently the avocado if it is pressed then it is ripen or just wrap the fruit in the newspaper and keep it for a couple of days to ripe.
  • 50 gms butter 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 tbsp cheese use cheddar cheese if possible
  • 1 tbsp yoghurt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp black pepper powder
  • 1 tsp salt be careful as the butter and cheese will also have salt in it.
  • 2 tsp mixed herbs
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp garlic powder (optional) . you can also use onion powder

Instructions

  • Take a ripe avocado.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Cut it horizontally with a sharp knife carefully. Scoop out the flesh from it and discard the seed and skin.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • In a bowl take avocado, butter and cheese and lemon juice.
  • Beat them with the electric beater till light, fluffy and creamy.
  • Add flour, semolina , soda and all the dry ingredients.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Mix with the beater till you get crumbs like texture of the flour.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Add curd and with the hands knead into a stiff dough. (if require you can add 1/2 to 1 tbsp of water to knead dough if you dont get the binding)
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Let it rest for 15 min. Then knead again to smooth.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Now take a ball , flatten it and roll it on the butter paper of 4mm thickness.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Cut the edges with knife or pizza cutter and make a square.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Cut lenghtwise and prick it with fork as shown.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Arrange them on the baking sheet lined with a butter paper.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Bake at 180 deg celcius for 20 min or till golden brown.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw
  • serve.
    Whole Wheat Avocado Cheese Straw

Notes

When you scoop the avocado out just sprinkle lemon juice over it to avoid getting it black.
The dough should be kneaded stiff.
Be careful while adding salt as the cheese and butter both have cheese in it.
Other seasonings can be added such as mint powder, onion powder, paprika .
Do not over bake the straws or else they will brown fast and taste bitter.
The straws will be soft when hot but will turn crisp once cooled.

Nutrition

Calories: 20kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 21mg | Potassium: 28mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.2mg

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