Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks
These crusty mini-baguetttes are generously dotted with diced Comté cheese, toasted walnuts and fried bacon bits.
They are ideal for slicing and serving as an aperitif snack.
They are ideal for slicing and serving as an aperitif snack.
24,5545/5 for 3 ratings
Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 24th 2017
For 4 sticks, you will need:
- 1
200 g Comté cheese - 2
200 g small pieces of bacon - 3
2 tablespoons vinegar - 4
200 g walnut kernels - 5
600 g bread dough - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 1,230 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: Several days wrapped in a cloth. Freezes very well.
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 min. | 2 hours 50 min. | 47 min. | 3 hours 51 min. |
At what time?
- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
When should I start for the recipe to be ready at a certain time?
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Cut 200 g Comté cheese into small dice and set aside.
Stage 2 - 7 min.
Fry 200 g small pieces of bacon, add 2 tablespoons vinegar at the end of cooking and set aside.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Toast 200 g walnut kernels for 15 minutes in the oven at 360°F (180°C).
Stage 4 - 4 min.
You can rub the walnuts in a teatowel when they come out of the oven to help remove the skins, but this is not essential.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Mix the walnuts, bacon and Comté together.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Mix these into 600 g bread dough. The simplest way is to knead with a food processor on slow speed.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Stage 7 - 1 hour 30 min.
Gather the dough into a ball, transfer to a large, clean bowl and cover with a plastic sheet. Leave to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Stage 8 - 20 min.
After this, weigh out the dough into lumps of about 300 g and shape into balls.
Leave to rest for 20 minutes covered with a plastic sheet.
Leave to rest for 20 minutes covered with a plastic sheet.
Stage 9 - 1 hour
Next, roll the balls out into long sticks and lay in a baguette mould or tin.
Leave to rest for 1 hour, covered with a plastic sheet as before.
Leave to rest for 1 hour, covered with a plastic sheet as before.
Stage 10 - 25 min.
Bake for about 20 to 30 minutes at 250°C (480°F) until the mini-baguettes are golden brown.
Note: As when baking any bread, you should ensure that the oven is filled with steam for the first 15 minutes of baking. This page shows you how; it really is the secret of golden-brown, crusty loaves..
Note: As when baking any bread, you should ensure that the oven is filled with steam for the first 15 minutes of baking. This page shows you how; it really is the secret of golden-brown, crusty loaves..
Stage 11
Served sliced as an aperitif snack, for example, success is guaranteed!
Remarks
If you do not have any Comté, try and use a similar kind of cheese, such as Gruyère or Emmental.
You will notice that the added goodies amount to nearly as much as the bread dough itself. This may seem a lot, but it is the secret that puts the "special" in a special bread.
You will notice that the added goodies amount to nearly as much as the bread dough itself. This may seem a lot, but it is the secret that puts the "special" in a special bread.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,106 Kcal or 21,378 Kj | 156 gr | 425 gr | 306 gr |
| 255 % | 60 % | 40 % | 46 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 415 Kcal or 1,738 Kj | 13 gr | 35 gr | 25 gr |
| 21 % | 5 % | 3 % | 4 % |
| Per stick | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,277 Kcal or 5,347 Kj | 39 gr | 106 gr | 77 gr |
| 64 % | 15 % | 10 % | 12 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 sticks : 9.78 €
- Per stick : 2.45 €
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Bread dough: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Special Parmesan baguettes, Baker's pizza, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Surprise bread, ... All |
| Walnut kernels: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Valay-Brest, Baked Camembert with Walnuts, Walnut short bread, Endive and walnut salad, Granola, ... All |
| Comté cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and spinach quiche, Small cheese and bacon rolls , Comtoise endive salad, Triple-Cheese Pumpkin Gratin, Fougasse with bacon and Comté, ... All |
| Small pieces of bacon: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin du Nord, Ramekins of duchess potatoes, Röstis, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, How to cook bacon and remove excess fat, ... All |
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