Baking: Cheesy Sticks

February 02, 2022

If you are looking for an easy and great snack for any occasion, this is the one you might be looking for. I originally made it for the festive season, however, I think this would make a great Easter snack for all.

INGREDIENTS
375 g | margarin/butter
750 g | all purpose flour
500 g | fresh cottage cheese
1 tsp | salt
12 g | baking powder
1 | egg

INSTRUCTIONS

1 | Preheat your oven to 200°C degrees.

2 | In a large bowl, combine first the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt. Then add the cottage cheese and the butter. To make it easier and quicker to knead together, chop up you butter into small cubes. Knead the dough until soft and even. A way to know when it has been kneaded well is if when pressing down it bounces back slowly.

3 | If you have the chance, put a cling film over your dough and leave it in the fridge to cool off. This will make your cheesy sticks fresh and soft once baked.

4 | Cut the dough into four and start with one. Roll out your dough to about 2-3cm high or as you would like them. Beat the egg up with a little salt and coat the dough, then sprinkle some sesame seeds or any other seed you usually use. With a pizza cutter, cut even strips or cubes and place them on a baking sheet lined tray. Once the oven has preheated to 200°C degrees, bake them for approximately 17-18 minutes. Your oven might be stronger or weaker, so according to your experience with it, set your timer for 14-15 minutes and keep checking it occasionally to make sure they do not burn. Once you have tested and tried it out for yourself, you will know how long to leave them in next time. To make it easier, take them out once they have turned orange or golden brown.

5 | Wait for them to cool off a little. Tip: if you want them to be extra fresh and soft, once cooled off, put them in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.

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What if you want to freeze a batch of dough for situations when you do not have enough time to do it from scratch? You can easily freeze a kneaded dough. Just make 2 batches at once and freeze one of them for next time. You will thank me later.