World Flavors Cookbook

Tequeños Clásicos

Venezuelan cheese-filled dough sticks — crispy outside, molten white cheese inside, the indispensable appetizer at every Venezuelan party.

Cuisine: Venezuela

Ingredients

• 400g flour
• 200g butter, cold and cubed
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 400g queso blanco or mozzarella, cut into sticks
• Oil for frying (or bake)

Instructions

1. Combine flour, butter, eggs, salt, and sugar. Work into a dough.
2. Chill 30 minutes.
3. Roll thin. Cut into strips.
4. Wrap each strip around a cheese stick, sealing completely.
5. Fry at 175C until golden (3-4 min) or bake at 200C for 15 min.