Puff Pastry "Pretzels

Preheat oven to 400F.

Place pastry on a sheet of wax paper; sprinkle evenly with 1/3 cup Parmesan; top with another sheet of wax paper. Using a rolling pin, roll out pastry slightly, flip pastry over, peel off paper and sprinkle evenly with another 1/3 cup cheese. Cover with wax paper; roll out into a 12-by-10-inch rectangle.

Remove wax paper.

Cut dough lengthwise into 24 strips. Shape each into a 2 1/2 -inch pretzel; arrange on 2 greased baking sheets.

Brush dough with egg yolk; sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup cheese.

Bake until golden, rotating pans once, 12 minutes.

Serve with mustard for dipping.