Cheese Pastries (tequenos)

Total Time: 41 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 min

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water (or more as needed)
• 8 ounces chihuahua cheese or 8 ounces mozzarella cheese or 8 ounces muenster cheese
• peanut oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix the flour, butter, egg yolk, sugar, salt, and water together.
• 2 knead until very smooth, about 10 minutes. set aside to rest for 30 minutes.
• 3 on a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough until it is very thin.
• 4 cut into strips 6 inches long and 2 inches wide.
• 5 cut cheese into 2-x-1/2 inch sticks.
• 6 take one stick of cheese, wrap it diagonally(like a spiral), overlapping the dough, and pinch together the ends.
• 7 repeat with the remaining dough and cheese.
• 8 in an electric skillet, heat 1 inch of oil to 350ºf.
• 9 drop in a few tequenos at a time and fry until golden, brown on both sides, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 10 remove using a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels, and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
• 11 uncooked tequenos may be frozen for up to 6 months.