Cheese is a great snack on its own, but sometimes you want to make something special out of it. For example, cheese sticks or balls. They can be fried in batter or breading, served with pureed soups or beer. They are good hot and cold. They can be prepared in advance and taken with you to the summer picnic. Recipes for cheese balls and cheese sticks are striking in variety.
It is necessary
- Simple cheese sticks
- - 4 slices of toast bread;
- - 4 sticks of mozzarella cheese;
- - ½ tablespoon of unsalted butter.
- Spicy cheese sticks for beer
- - 500 grams of puff pastry;
- - 2 tablespoons of spicy tomato paste;
- - 100 grams of grated hard cheese;
- - 1 chicken egg;
- - 1 teaspoon dried chili pepper;
- - 1 teaspoon of sesame seeds;
- - 1 tablespoon of a mixture of dried herbs.
- Cheese balls. Bacon recipe.
- - 250 grams of grated cheddar cheese;
- - 125 grams of soft cream cheese like Philadelphia;
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- - 3 slices of bacon;
- - 1 glass of milk;
- - 1 cup wheat flour;
- - 1 glass of bread crumbs;
- - salt and pepper;
- - vegetable oil for deep fat.
Instructions
Step 1
Simple cheese sticks
For those who are in a hurry or want to cook with children, there is a very simple recipe for cheese sticks. Get some toast bread. Lovers of a healthy lifestyle can take grain bread, those who do not control their weight can choose airy white bread. Cut off the crusts and roll it out with a rolling pin into flat squares. Wrap the cheese in bread. Place on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Melt the butter and brush the bread. Bake for about 10 minutes in preheated 190 ° C. You can add herbs, pesto to the cheese, or make sesame cheese sticks by sprinkling with seeds.
Step 2
Spicy cheese sticks for beer
Sharp puff pastry sticks are ideal for cool beer. For this recipe, roll out the puff pastry and cut into two rectangles. Brush them with tomato paste, sprinkle with half a chili pepper and dry herbs such as marjoram, thyme, oregano. Sprinkle with cheese and fold the filling inside. Preheat the oven to 190 ° C. Cut the dough into sticks and place on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Beat the egg with a fork and grease the sticks, sprinkle with the remaining pepper and sesame seeds. Better to take black seeds. Bake for about 15 minutes. You can make cheese sticks from puff pastry and using another spicy paste - harissa.
Step 3
Cheese balls. Bacon recipe.
Cheese sticks and balls in breading or batter are especially fond of. The crispy golden crust around the melted aromatic cheese is a special treat. To make this beer snack almost perfect, add smoked bacon to the cheese. It should be cut into cubes and fried if desired. Mix chilled bacon with soft and grated cheese, season with pepper and refrigerate for several hours to harden the mass. Pour the milk into a bowl, place the flour, salt and bread crumbs on separate bowls. You can add flax seeds, sesame seeds, dry herbs to the crumbs. Form the curd into balls. Dip each one in flour, then dip in milk and roll in a bowl of breadcrumbs. Lay out in shape. Place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes. Heat the oil and deep-fry the cheese balls.
