TequeñosCheese Pastry Sticks

Name: Tequeños (Cheese Pastry Sticks)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Venezuela
Ingredients: 320 g All-Purpose Flour; 60 g Unsalted Butter (cold); 1 pcs Egg; 150 ml Water (cold); 6 g Salt; 260 g Queso Fresco Cheese (cut into sticks); 700 ml Vegetable Oil

Venezuelan cheese sticks wrapped in wheat pastry and fried until crisp. Tequeños are commonly served hot as snacks or party food.

Prep

35m

Cook

15m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

2038kcal

Calories

21g

Protein

191g

Fat

63g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

Before you start

Ingredients

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Dough

320g
All-Purpose Flour
60g
Unsalted Butter (cold)
1pcs
Egg
150ml
Water (cold)
6g
Salt

Filling

260g
Queso Fresco Cheese (cut into sticks)

Frying

700ml
Vegetable Oil

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Method

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5 steps

01
Rub the unsalted butter into the all-purpose flour and salt until the mixture looks sandy. Add the egg and water, then mix until a smooth dough forms.
02
Wrap the dough and let it rest, then roll it out thinly on a lightly floured surface. Cut it into long narrow strips.
03
Wrap each stick of queso fresco cheese with a strip of dough, stretching it slightly and sealing the ends well so the cheese does not leak.
04
Heat the vegetable oil to 180°C (356°F). Fry the pastry sticks in batches until evenly golden and crisp.
05
Drain on paper and serve while hot so the queso fresco cheese stays soft inside.

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