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Tequeños

Name: Tequeños
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Venezuela
Ingredients: 250g All-purpose flour; 1 Egg; 40g Butter; 1 tsp Sugar; 1/2 tsp Salt; 60ml Water; 250g (in one piece) Melting Cheese; To taste Oil for frying

Snack

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Sticks of white cheese spiraled in bread dough and fried — the snack Venezuelan parties can't do without.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Tequeños are sticks of white cheese wrapped in bread dough and fried, said to be named after the town of Los Teques near Caracas. They appear at nearly every birthday party and wedding, enjoyed hot for their melting cheese. They spread around the world with Venezuelan emigrants.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a birthday party, a heap of tequeños sits on the table as kids and adults alike grab one after another, stretching the hot cheese.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

All-purpose flour 250g
Egg 1
Butter 40g
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Water 60ml
Melting Cheese 250g (in one piece)
Oil for frying To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Knead the flour, sugar, and salt with the melted butter, beaten egg, and water and rest 30 minutes.
Cut the cheese into sticks 1cm square and 7cm long.
Roll the dough thin and cut into 1.5cm-wide strips.
Wrap the dough around the cheese in a spiral from one end, overlapping slightly, and seal both ends well.
Fry in 170°C oil until golden all over.
Drain and serve hot.

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