Cheese stick

Ham and cheese sticks made from puff pastry

Cheese stick denotes different types of pastry .

In general, it is a cheese dish made from puff pastry . Layers of grated parmesan and paprika powder are rolled up between layers of dough . The mass is cut into strips and twisted like a corkscrew . These parts are sprinkled with cheese and baked in the oven. There are various variants in which the filling or topping is exchanged with other foods (e.g. poppy seeds , sesame seeds or caraway seeds ). In addition to the use of cheese and puff pastry, they have in common their typical shape.

Baguette shaped cheese sticks

In addition, stick-shaped pastries are called cheese sticks, which are baked or gratinated with different types of cheese . These are often pretzels or baguettes made from yeast dough or pieces of shortcrust pastry .

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↑ Richard Hering; F. Jürgen Herrmann (Ed.): Herings Lexicon of the kitchen. Internationally recognized reference work for modern and classic cuisine. 24th, expanded edition. Pfanneberg, Haan-Gruiten 2009 (first edition 1907), ISBN 978-3-8057-0587-5

[1] Richard Hering; F. Jürgen Herrmann (Ed.): Herings Lexicon of the kitchen. Internationally recognized reference work for modern and classic cuisine. 24th, expanded edition. Pfanneberg, Haan-Gruiten 2009 (first edition 1907), ISBN 978-3-8057-0587-5