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Salty Cheese Straws

Yields1 Serving

 For dough
 500 g flour
 250 g butter (almost melted)
 2 eggs
 250 g grated Telemea - salty goat or cow cheese (similar to greek feta, Turkish teleme, sirene or sir)
 on top of dough
 50 g grated Telemea
 40 ml egg yolk or milk (for hydrating the dough)
 10 g cumin
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Step 1 - add the eggs on top of the flour;

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Step 2 - add the milk on top of the ingredients;

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Step 3 - add the grated cheese (Telemea);

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Step 4 - add the butter. The butter should be almost at melting temperature;

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Step 5 - start mix all the ingredients ;

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Step 6 - and keep mixing

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Step 7 - until they form a consistent dough

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Step 8 - scramble an egg (without cooking it). This will be used later on top of the sticks before they are put into the oven;

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Step 9 - put some flour on a flat surface;

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Step 10 - let the dough rest for about 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, get a ball of dough, about a fist wide;

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Step 11 - roll the dough on the flat surface that you put flour on until you get a sheet of about 0.5mm. It doesn't have to be exactly 0.5mm;

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Step 12 - cut the sheet (dough) into smaller pieces in the shape you want (in the video we are playing around with the Cheese Sticks form);

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Step 13 - the dough can be molded into sticks or triangles or whatever other shape you can think of;

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Step 14 - with a brush, add some of the scrambled egg on top of the Cheese Sticks

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Step 15 - you can also add some more cheese on the Cheese Sticks if you would like;

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Step 16 - add some cumin on top of the shaped dough

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Step 17 - put the shaped dough sticks into a tray. Preheat the oven for about 10-15 minutes at 190 degrees Celsius (374 degrees Fahrenheit). Bake at 190 degrees for 10-15min until they become golden crusty.

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Step 18 - Eating time! They are usually served as they are out of the oven or with milk, tea or other soft drinks.
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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size amount per 100g


Amount Per Serving
Calories 295.6
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 12.5g20%

Saturated Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 10mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 36.1g13%

Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 0g
Protein 9.7g20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.