It’s hard to imagine any bar or fast food joint that doesn’t have cheese sticks on the menu.
This simple dish has become a part of consumer culture around the world.
Cheese sticks originated in Italy as a counterpart to breadsticks called grissini
. Since Italians love to experiment with food, it was a matter of time before they created cheese sticks
.
People added cheese to the dough to make the baked goods more hearty. Eventually, this urge to feed themselves and their families evolved into a separate dish.
Ingredients for cheese sticks:
- kefir – 250 ml;
- green onions – a bunch;
- eggs – 2 pcs;
- dill – a bunch;
- flour – 450 g;
- cheese – 150 g;
- salt – tsp;
- baking soda – tsp;
- sugar – 2 tsp.
Preparation of cheese sticks:
Combine eggs with warm kefir in a bowl, salt the products, sprinkle with sugar and baking soda. Eggs and kefir are thoroughly beaten with a whisk until sugar grains dissolve.
Shred cheese on a large grater, chop green onions and dill. Transfer the cheese and herbs into the bowl with the egg and kefir
mixture. Sift the flour into the resulting mixture, kneading the dough with a spatula. As soon as the dough forms a dense soft lump, you can knead it on the table with your hands.
From the lump of dough make a flatbread 5-7 mm thick, cut it into long strips
.
Divide the strips in the middle, shortening them.
In a large amount of vegetable oil you need to fry the strips of dough until browned on all sides.
This is how you can prepare homemade cheese sticks. Often such sticks are combined with soups and second courses.
