Recipe: Tasty Kaastengel (Dutch influenced- Indonesian Cheese Cookies)

Kaastengel (Dutch influenced- Indonesian Cheese Cookies). Kaasstengels (// ()), 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. In Indonesia, owed to its colonial. These cheese cookies are most commonly found during festive celebrations such as Christmas, Chinese New Year or Eid Al Fitr.

Kastengel is Dutch Indonesian cheese sticks or cookies. One of its main ingredients is the semi-hard cheese that originated in Netherlands and the cheese is named after a town named Edam. Mix margarine, butter and condensed milk. You can have Kaastengel (Dutch influenced- Indonesian Cheese Cookies) using 6 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Kaastengel (Dutch influenced- Indonesian Cheese Cookies)

1. You need 100 g of Edam cheese (grated).
2. It's 150 g of margarine.
3. You need 100 g of butter.
4. You need 45 ml of condensed milk.
5. It's of Salt to taste (optional).
6. It's 300-350 g of all-purpose flour.

Add the grated edam cheese (you can also replace it with parmesan or cheddar) and mix well. Add a bit of salt to give more kick to the cheesy taste, but you can skip this if you think your cheese is already salted. Butter and cheese are often advertised in TV as healthy and nutritious! <br />This crunchy cookie is salty and savory from the Gouda cheese, with a hint of sweetness that still makes it an anytime cookies. I recommend storing cookies in a cookie tin.

Kaastengel (Dutch influenced- Indonesian Cheese Cookies) step by step

1. Mix margarine, butter and condensed milk.
2. Add the grated edam cheese (you can also replace it with parmesan or cheddar) and mix well.
3. Add a bit of salt to give more kick to the cheesy taste, but you can skip this if you think your cheese is already salted.
4. Add flour gradually, first add only 250g, then add a bit more, until you reach the desired texture. The dough should be easily rolled with your hand, but not too hard either.
5. Roll the dough and cut approx. 4-5cm long and 1cm wide.
6. Meanwhile, preheat the oven at 175°c.
7. Arrange the Cookies cut on the baking tray and brush them with egg yolk and add some shredded cheese on top of it (individually).
8. Bake for 15-20 mins or until the bottom turns golden brown.
9. Remove from the oven and let them cool down completely before storing.

They stay fresh longer that way. It's interesting to note that the word Kastengel comes from the Dutch language. (The Dutch were a colonial power in Indonesia for several centuries.) "Kaas" is Dutch for "cheese" and "stengels" is the Dutch word for "sticks". Kue Kastengel (Dutch-Indonesian Cheese Tarts)- These savory cheese tarts owed its origin to Dutch's Kaasstangels (Cheese Sticks) are popular tarts for festive occasions like Chinese New Year, Christmas, and Eid Al Fitr in Indonesia. Another one of my childhood favorite Chinese New Year cookies is this Kue Kastengel or Kaastangels in Dutch. It is a cheese type of cookie, very famous in Indonesia.