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.
89 K 5/5 (4 reviews)
3 hours 55 min.
Easy
4 sticks
7 IngredientsLast 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
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Resting: 2 hours 50 min.
Cooking: 50 min.
All in all: 3 hours 55 min.
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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.
Keeping: Several days wrapped in a cloth. Freezes very well.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 960 RDI=370 % | 6,930 RDI=650 % | 430 RDI=70 % | 4,650 RDI=230 % | 19,470 RDI: 230 % |
| Per 100 g | 80 RDI=30 % | 560 RDI=50 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 380 RDI=20 % | 1,580 RDI: 20 % |
| Per stick | 240 RDI=90 % | 1,730 RDI=160 % | 110 RDI=20 % | 1,160 RDI=60 % | 4,870 RDI: 60 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 sticks : £8.55
- Per stick : £2.15
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Bread dough
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Surprise bread, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Baker's pizza, Special Parmesan baguettes, Baker's chicken and potato tart, ... See them all 6
Walnut kernels
Like these other recipes: Walnut short bread, Chocolate mendiants, Cookies of the Camisards, Oaty walnut cake , Apple and whisky crumble, ... See them all 20
Comté cheese
Like these other recipes: bread-crust quiche, Gnocchi alla romana, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Montlebon toast, Deep leek and potato quiche, ... See them all 42
Small pieces of bacon
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