Kaasstengels

Kaasstengels (// (listen)), Kastengel or kue keju is Dutch influenced-Indonesian cheese cookie in the form of sticks, commonly found in the Netherlands and Indonesia. The name describes its ingredients, shape and origin; kaas is the Dutch word for "cheese", while stengels means "sticks". Unlike most cookies, kaasstengels taste savoury and salty instead of sweet.[1] In Indonesia, owed to its colonial links to the Netherlands, kaasstengels, together with nastar and putri salju are the popular kue kering ("dried kue", or cookie) during festive occasion, such as Natal (Christmas) and Lebaran (Eid al Fitr).

Kaasstengels
Kaasstengels in Indonesia
Alternative namesKastengel, kue keju
TypeCookie
Place of originIndonesia and Netherlands
Region or stateMaritime Southeast Asia
Created byIndonesians
Main ingredientsFlour, maizena, baking powder, egg yolks, butter or margarine, salt, sugar, cheddar cheese
Kaasstengels made by the monks from the Monastery of Saint Mary Rawaseneng in Kandangan, Temanggung.

Kaastengels on the other hand, refer to Dutch hapjes (snacks) of "cheese-fingers", derived from Dutch kaas (cheese) and tengels (fingers). It is a small spring roll or loempia-like crepe of the size of a finger, filled with gouda or edam cheese, which have been deep fried and served with a small bowl of a spicy chili sauce.[1] Nutritional yeast can be used as a substitute for cheese to make it suitable for a vegan diet.

Ingredients

The cookies' dough is made of fine mixture of butter or margarine with egg yolks, with addition of grated cheese, then mixed together with flour, cornstarch and baking powder. The dough is rolled into small rectangles, brushed with egg yolk, sprinkled with grated cheddar, and then baked.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Kaastengels, kaasstengels & the dutch love for snacks". Me Utrecht Barcelona.
  2. "Kaastengels (Cheese Shortbread)". Food.com.
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