Tequeños…excellent option!

“Tequeños” is the name for a typical venezuelan dish. They are in all the parties, They are white cheese sticks cut into a rectangular shape and wrapped in a soft dough made of flour, When frying them they are crispy and tasty.

Preparation:

1. Place the flour in a mixing bowl, then create a hole in the center and add the egg, butter, salt and the baking powder. Mix well.

2. Rub the flour, egg and butter together rapidly with the tips of your fingers until the fat is broken into little bits.

3. Add the warm water little by little and continue mixing, until all ingredients are well blended together.

4. Take it out of the bowl and begin to knead it over a flat surface (use flour on the surface). Knead for 5 minutes.

5. Once you have a soft and uniform dough, cover it with clear wrap paper and let it sit for about 20 minutes.

6. Cut the cheese in strips of about 2-3″ long and ½” thick.

7. Place some flour on a clean flat surface, Spread the flour evenly over the entire working surface (so the dough won’t stick to it). Using a rolling pin, begin to flatten the dough. It shouldn’t be too thin or too thick.

8. Cut strips from the dough of about ½ an inch thick by 10 inches long. Roll the sticks of cheese with the strips of dough by placing one end of the cheese stick at an angle on one end of the dough, then closing the tip and rolling until the cheese is covered. Making sure the cheese is fully covered and the ends are sealed.

1. When ready to fry your tequeños, make sure you have enough vegetable oil and that the oil is not too hot, until they get golden brown color.

1. Remove from the cauldron and let drain on an absorbent paper napkin. Then you can eat them