Thursday, April 8, 2010

Cheese Sticks Fun

I had a great day today. Morning had such a "BIG" breakfast with hubby then lunch with buddies and then "FUN" in the kitchen with my daughter in the evening..:) We ( my girl & me) had been thinking what to bake for today. It has been a long break since her last baking fun with me. Yea, she's been asking for it..;) Guess she has the interest in it and hopefully she is so that I can pass down all my collections to her..hee hee!

Alright since she wants to bake so much today, we found something easy and nice for her. Cheese sticks it is! I have this recipe kept for a long long time, think its more than 10 years. (Adapted from the magazine, Women's Weekly)





Look at all the shapes! All created by my girl..haha! (except the twisted ones). And she even packed some to share with her friends tomorrow in school...^-^

Oh the recipe, here is it...

Ingredients:
(Makes 20 sticks)

1 + 1/4 cup Plain flour
1/4 cup Self raising flour
1 tsp Salt
75g Butter, chopped
1 cup Grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg yolk
2-3 tbsps Water ( may need more - add slowly)

Method:

~ Sift all flours and salt together into a large bowl.
~ Rub in butter. Stir in cheeses.
~ Make a well in the center and add in egg yolk.
~ Add in water slowly to form a soft dough.
~ Knead in a floured surface until smooth (about 5 minutes)
~ Wrap with cling form and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
~ Roll dough into desire shapes or just twist it and place on a tray lined with parchment paper.
~ Bake at 180'C for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
~ Cool completely before storing.




The exact amount of water you need depends on the quality of flour you use. I need about 3 tbsps today actually. The texture is good, and its so cheesy when baked....yum yum!



Happy baking everyone......!!!!!!

12 comments:

  1. Can imagine you and Cheryl having so much fun in the kitchen. ;) Nice mummy to have baking session with your girl. :)

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  2. Yea Bee Bee, actually she has been asking for some time. Maybe its just something new to her, she'll get bored later on..haha!

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  3. So glad you have a daughter like to bake, my daughter has no interest, sad lar..

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  4. Hey Sonia,
    Don't be sad, who knows one day she'll come up to you saying she wants to...its just matter of time...:)
    My daughter is only 6, she just wanna have FUN. I don't really know whether she has the 'REAL' interest or not..;p

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  5. These cheese sticks are fun to make, delicious to munch and delightful to share!

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  6. Playing the dough with kids is fun! They are more creative than us.

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  7. I am quite a cheese (not cheesy) person :) ...
    love those baked cheese breads too and tell me about cheese sticks :) yum!

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  8. Hi Reese...what a wonderful time with your gal...nice and creative...dun worry she will surely love baking like u :)) Like mother like daughter :)) Thanks for sharing the recipe..healthy and delicious cheesestick!!

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  9. Thanks everyone...:)
    Ya, the kids aremore creative than us, they'll come out with lots of ideas...;)

    @Elin, hopefully its 'like mother like daughter'..hee hee..;p
    For the recipe, you are welcome. Yup, its healthy and yummy!

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  10. You had lots of fun with these cheese sticks :)

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  11. I like to involve my kids when I'm baking/cooking in the kitchen. I believe to start them from young ;-)

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  12. Thanks for the recipe. I just made them cause I had a left over egg yolk. They are delicious!

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