Kaasstengels (Cheese Shortbreads)
Kaasstengels (Cheese Shortbreads)

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Mix butter, egg yolks with a mixer then add the grated matured cheese. Knead in the mixture together with flour, maizena and baking powder. Brush the top of the kaasstengels for a nice shine. Add a small bit of grated cheese on top for decoration.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook kaasstengels (cheese shortbreads) using 4 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Kaasstengels (Cheese Shortbreads):
  1. Get 200 g cheese (Edam is better, if not then gouda, then cheddar), grated
  2. Get 500 g mixed butter (salted) and margarine (or 250g each)
  3. Get 800 g flour
  4. Take 1 egg yolk

The name describe its ingredients, shape and origin; kaas is Dutch word for "cheese", while stengels is also Dutch word for "stick". Whisk together salt, dry mustard, and cayenne pepper and set aside. Mix cheese and butter with a stand or hand mixture until smooth. Whisk the spice mixture into the flour.

Instructions to make Kaasstengels (Cheese Shortbreads):
  1. Grate cheese, mix it well with the butter-margarine mix with mixer or by hand inside the large bowl.
  2. Add flour little by little, mix everything well.
  3. Grease baking tray with margarine using the large brush.
  4. Put the batter into the cookie extruder, extrude and cut into matchstick length. If you don't have any, you can use a rolling pin (or a bottle) then cut into matchstick-long and finger-wide shape. If you feel lazier, you can make ball-shapes, but the crunch will be less satisfactory due to the thickness difference.
  5. Mix eggyolk with 1 tablespoon of water inside a small bowl. Brush the top of the kaasstengels for a nice shine. Add a small bit of grated cheese on top for decoration. You can skip the eggwashing step if you like, still tastes good.
  6. Preheat the oven (180 degree) for 5 minutes. Bake for 20 minutes and check whether it's cooked through, if not, add 10 more minutes.

Mix cheese and butter with a stand or hand mixture until smooth. Whisk the spice mixture into the flour. The biscuits are buttery and have a "soft crumble" when you bite into them. IMPORTANT: Please ensure you measure the ingredients by weight. Cook's Notes: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt.

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