Everything Bagel Cheese Twists (How to Make Cheese Twists) - A Beautiful Plate (2024)

Homemade cheese twists made with frozen puff pastry, and infused with everything bagel seasoning. These addictive flaky pastries are great for entertaining!

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!!! I’ve been dying with excitement over these cheese twists. Words cannot describe howhappyI am to finally get toshare them with you (thank god for the immediacy of the internet).

I wasthis close to sharing another recipe but decided at the last minute that you had to know about these cheese twists because, let’s face it, this coming weekend is the perfect excuse to make them. Oh, and they are ridiculously easy to make.

First, let’s talk everything bagel seasoning, because I’m having an uncontrollable urge to everything-bagel-ize all the things.It’s officially a verb now.

I must admit, if I’m being completely truthful, there was a time in my life where I avoided everything bagel anythinglike the plague.

I was a staunch supporter of the toasted plain bagel. If even the slightest piece of minced dried onion or garlic made it anywhere onto my plain bagel (or infused its flavorinto my plain bagel–which let’s face it–was just as offensive in my mind), I was simply not having it. No, no, no.

Ugh, I was the worst. Clearly.

Thankfully, for whatever reason, I grew past that stage and eventually began to slowly embrace everything bagels and everything bagel seasoning. Like turned to love, and the rest is history as they say. Plain bagels are my nemesis now.

Give me all the everything bagel things, starting with these ridiculous, flaky,cheesypuff pastry twists!

It seems a little silly having to use the word ‘bagel’ when no actual bagel is involved in this case–or basically wheneverusing a mixture ofpoppy seeds, minced garlic, minced onion, salt, and sesame seeds–but I’m not sure what the proper protocol is in this situation, so everything bagel cheese twists it is.

Let’s get to it!

These cheese twists could not be easier to make!

The trick is to use frozen puff pastry sheets, which could not be easier to use. The great part about this recipe is that it can easily be halved or doubled for a crowd, and the baked cheese twists hold up relatively well once baked.

The first step involves making the everything bagel seasoning! This homemade version uses a combination of poppy seeds, minced dried garlic, minced dried onion, sesame seeds, and my favorite Maldon sea salt.

I prefer the delicateness and texture of Maldon for this application, but feel free to substitute this with a more traditional pretzel salt or other flaky sea salt. Just remember, not all cooking salts are equal, so adjust amounts as necessary.

The secondstep involves rolling out the puff pastry sheet just slightly, brushing it with a light egg wash, and sprinkling on finely grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese (you can substitute with grana padano too!), followed by half of the everything bagel seasoning.

You will then want to use the rolling pin to lightly press–in a rolling motion– the cheese and seasoning into the puff pastry sheet. This helps make them stick to the dough, so don’t forget this step!

Then, you simply cut the puff pastry into strips and twist the strips from one end to the other, place them onto a parchment-paper lined baking sheet, and pop them into the oven! Really, it is that easy.

My biggest piece of advice when it comes to puff pastry (either homemade or frozen!) is to work quickly.

Heat is its enemy, so if the dough begins to get too soft, pop it onto a baking sheet, and place it in the refrigerator or freezer for 5 to 10 minutes to chill it.

The fun part about these cheese twists is that they all come out a little differentlythan the next! They make the best party snack, appetizer, and would be such a greataddition to a breakfast or brunch spread.

Seriously, portable flaky puff pastry sticks with cheese and infused with everyones’ favorite seasoning mix?!Instant crowd pleaser.