Sărățele: 3 Ingredient Romanian Cheese Sticks
These 3 ingredient Romanian cheese sticks are an easy spin on a classic Romanian recipe. Known as sărățele in Romanian, they have a crisp exterior and a chewy interior with flakey layers of cheesy flavour. They’re truly a crowd pleaser and this recipe makes enough for 6 people to nibble during your next gathering. Or you can keep all the cheesy goodness for yourself and store them in a sealed tupperware for up to a week
- Prep Time: 40
- Cook Time: 12
- Total Time: 52 minutes
- Yield: 90 sticks 1x
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Romanian
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Ingredients
- 300 grams flour (or approx. 2.5 cups)
- 350 grams mascarpone (or approx. 1.5 cups)
- 200 grams cheese (or approx. 1 and 3/4 cups)
- 1 tablespoon each white and black sesame seeds (optiona)
- 1 egg for eggwash (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160 C / 320 F.
- Mix all the ingredients together by hand or with a paddle attachment of a stand mixer.
- Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out with a rolling pin and cut into 4 equal parts. Take one piece to work on and set the other 3 aside.
- Roll the dough out into a roughly rectangular shape until a bit thinner than pie crust – about 2-3mm. Trim the top and bottom edges and then cut the dough into strips approximately 1/2 centimeter thick and 9 cm long.
- Lay out the strips onto a baking tray and apply water or eggwash and seeds if using.
- Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes or until golden.
- Repeat with remaining dough. At the end combine then roll out all the scraps and cut them freehand into strips.
Keywords: Romanian, saratele, cheese sticks