Name: Kaassoufflé (Dutch Fried Cheese Pastry)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 300 g cheese; 3 egg(s); 100 g bread crumbs; 1.5 cups oil

I had promised the volunteer cooks (9 of us) of Holy Rosary Church Nedlands, Perth that every month I would produce different snacks of different nationality for each Sunday Morning Tea. This snack is due to be made for March Sunday Morning Tea.

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Robin

Total Time

Preparation 60 mins
Cooking 20 mins

Dish Type

Snack

Alternate Names

Dutch Fried Cheese Pastry

Cuisines

American, Malaysian, Singaporean, Indonesian

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Kaassoufflé (Dutch Fried Cheese Pastry) is the most popular snack in the Netherlands. It is thought to be influenced by Indonesian street food called gorengan (fritter), and it is either homemade or bought ready-made frozen and deep-fried at home, or ordered at snack bars in the Netherlands.

Tips:

If you want the classic Dutch kaassoufflé, use a Gouda or Edam cheese.

Ingredients

Servings:

300 g: cheese
3: egg(s)
100 g: bread crumbs
1 1⁄2 cups: oil

Steps to Prepare

Kaassoufflé (Dutch Fried Cheese Pastry) Step 1

Step 1 of 7

I use Woolworths Australian made puff pastry sheets and Woolworths Natural Australian Tasty Cheese.

Kaassoufflé (Dutch Fried Cheese Pastry) Step 2

Step 2 of 7

- 300 g cheese

Cut 4 square puff pastry sheets [24cm x 24cm/sheet] into halves. You should get 16 square puff pastry sheets [12cm x 12 cm/sheet].
Cut cheese block into 6cm x 3cm x 1cm sub-blocks. Each sub-block should weights between 18 to 19g.

Kaassoufflé (Dutch Fried Cheese Pastry) Step 3

Step 3 of 7

- 3 egg(s)
- 100 g bread crumbs

In a deep plate beat eggs using a fork to make egg wash and for coating pastries. In another deep plate put bread crumbs.
Take the cut puff pastry sheet [12cm x 12cm] and remove the paper/plastic lining the sheet.
Place a cheese sub-block on the puff pastry sheet leaving about 2.5cm away from the edge near you.
Brush the edges of the sheet with the egg wash. This will help the puff pastry pieces to stick together.

Kaassoufflé (Dutch Fried Cheese Pastry) Step 4

Step 4 of 7

Fold the puff pastry square to the top. Press the edges together to seal the pastry. Cut excess pastry to get even edges.

Kaassoufflé (Dutch Fried Cheese Pastry) Step 5

Step 5 of 7

Coat the puff pastries with the beaten eggs first and then with the bread crumbs.

Kaassoufflé (Dutch Fried Cheese Pastry) Step 6

Step 6 of 7

Put the coated pastry on a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
Repeat the process from step 5 to step 10 for the rest of the pastry sheets and cheeses. You should have 16 kaassoufflé pieces.