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Tequeños
Venezuela
No Venezuelan party exists without tequeños. They are the first thing to run out and the most lamented absence.
Venezuelan cheese bread sticks — strips of dough wrapped around salty white cheese and baked until golden. Venezuela's most irresistible party snack.
Prep
30 mins
Cook
20 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
500 kcal
Serves
24
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
500gplain flour
7gdried yeast
200mlwarm milk
100gbutter, softened
2eggs
1 tspsalt
400gqueso blanco or feta, cut into sticks
Method
1
Make a soft dough. Prove 1 hour. Roll thin strips.
2
Wrap each strip spirally around a cheese stick, overlapping.
3
Bake at 200°C for 15-18 minutes until golden.
4
Serve immediately — the cheese is molten inside.
Chef's Tip
Serve the moment they come out — tequeños are best when the cheese is still liquid inside.
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