Cheese Flautas

Cheese Flautas

Here’s one I love to make with the kids. If string cheese isn’t for you can get a block of whatever you prefer and cut it into long thin rectangles. It will melt about the same. Josiah just gets a kick out of the string cheese. If you prefer flour tortillas, use them instead of the corn tortillas: they work just about the same except that you may not have to soften them in the microwave. We use whole wheat tortillas and like them very much that way.

            8 corn tortillas

            1 ½ teaspoons oil

            8 1-ounce sticks string cheese

Parent’s preparation – Preheat the oven to 375 F. Microwave each corn tortilla on a double thickness of paper towels for about 30 seconds to soften.

Show your child how to lightly brush the oil on the top side of the tortilla, and then flip over onto a cookie sheet. Place a stick of string cheese at one edge of the tortilla and roll up tightly. Set the rolled up tortilla with the seam side down on the cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and string cheese. Bake for about 15 minutes or until the tortillas are crisp.