At the risk of starting world war 3 I'm wanting some info about southern cheese rolls - BRAVE ME!!!
I'm not really interested in any skitey type posts over the 'bestest most secret recipe that I'd have to kill you if I told you' - I'm an ex southerner so happy to use my probably 'not as good as someone elses recipe'.
Can you tell I've read previous message boards on the topic which made me laugh as well as raise my eyebrows at the passion!! (I shared them with my class (college students who were mystified at the fervour - "It's hard to find the perfect woman" :-) and they are from Marlborough)
What I am wanting assistance/advice with is price. My class is keen to make cheese rolls to sell as a fundraiser - how much is the going rate per dozen?? Any advice appreciate . . . . and the comments are definitely tongue in cheek!!

murfee - 2016-03-02 08:30:00

The winning recipe Dunedin 2010
- 500g grated cheese (Mainland Mild Blend or Mild Cheddar)
- 1 tin Nestle Carnation evaporated milk
- 1 pkt Maggi onion soup mix
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 1 tsp mustard powder1 cup cream

- Heat in microwave for six minutes, stirring in between time.

- Cool, spread lengthways on to long-cut white bread from Marlow's Bakery, South Dunedin.

- Roll into cheese rolls using three folds.

rainrain1 - 2016-03-02 09:26:00

murfee, I have made Cheese Rolls for our family consumption but never for a fundraiser nor have I been anywhere to see them for sale as a fundraiser. Hopefully someone else here is able to help you re pricing or alternatively.....
What type(subject)/level/age is your class? Depending on the type/level.age of your students I would suggest that it would be an interesting exercise for them to choose a recipe then research the cost of the ingredients and calculate the actual cost of making up the recipe, remembering that they will then need to add a 'profit margin' in order to fundraise otherwise they'd simply be recouping their costs.

Hope that helps. :-))

245sam - 2016-03-02 10:11:00

murfee, there is some discussion re pricing of cheese rolls at:-

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/MessageBoard/Messages.asp
x?id=1539289&p=2&topic=13

Hope that also helps. :-))

245sam - 2016-03-02 10:37:00

I buy one every week at the Café & it's $3.99 just for one ,so personally I would paid anything less than that for a dozen !

lyndad59 - 2016-03-02 10:38:00

I think they are about $4.50 a dozen for fundraising....but it's a while since I've bought some....also fundraisers probably have a filling that doesn't include cream

rainrain1 - 2016-03-02 11:54:00

I think $4.50 is too cheap. I would pay $6 for a dozen and think it was a bargain (50 cents each). (I just use the cheese/evap milk/onion soup mix combo as easy to make). I would go up to $8 and not flinch. After $8 I might pause before I buy. $10 would be too much.

gennie - 2016-03-02 13:23:00

bought some recently (well last year) they were from momery $10 a dozen. When you look at the cost of making them there is no way you would make money selling them for $4.50 a dozen

robyn35 - 2016-03-02 13:58:00

I have never payed $10 a dozen, for chain gang cheese rolls

rainrain1 - 2016-03-02 14:58:00

Just put an order in for 3 doz rolls $20 or $7.50 doz. Fund raising for our local bowls club. Yuuuuuummmmmm. Great with soup in the winter.

ffloss - 2016-03-02 18:54:00

ffloss wrote:

Just put an order in for 3 doz rolls $20 or $7.50 doz. Fund raising for our local bowls club. Yuuuuuummmmmm. Great with soup in the winter.

Gee ,that is cheap !! I worked out how many I get from my mixture & it costs about 5cents a roll . So they are not making much !

lyndad59 - 2016-03-02 18:59:00

Thanks so much for your comments. My students are in year 9 and are actually going to research the Southern Cheese Roll as well as doing a break down of costs :-)

murfee - 2016-03-02 19:13:00

The ones that have been going round work are normally 15-16 dollars a dozen.. The ones i'm picking up tomorrow are 17 dollars a dozen..

southerngurl - 2016-03-06 18:17:00

Wow, a caterers slice of bread per roll, or are they filled with gold?

rainrain1 - 2016-03-06 18:24:00

I must write the recipe down and try it at some stage.................seems to be snack food nirvana.

awoftam - 2016-03-06 19:54:00

Its me murfee, im the perfect woman, and I am from Marlborough...And I can make a decent cheese roll....gulp x

badams1 - 2016-03-10 16:06:00

southerngurl wrote:

The ones that have been going round work are normally 15-16 dollars a dozen.. The ones i'm picking up tomorrow are 17 dollars a dozen..

Wow that seems really pricy!! They would have to be really good!! I whip them up quite regularly as a quick lunch/snack - great with soup or on their own . . . . I'm wondering if selling them up here if they will be as popular as they were down south??

murfee - 2016-03-10 17:46:00

awoftam wrote:

I must write the recipe down and try it at some stage.................seems to be snack food nirvana.

If you want a laugh read some of the old posts about Southern Cheese Rolls - there's even the "If I tell you my recipe I'll have to kill you" type posts!! Seems to bring out the over the top cook's passion!! If you google it there are a lot of variations on the recipe and some generous TM posters have provided their recipes but yes, they are yummy comfort type food :-)

murfee - 2016-03-10 17:50:00

We sell cheeserolls $6.00 for 1 dozen or $20.00 for 4 dozen.

nadineb - 2016-04-03 16:41:00

Why is it just a southern thing they dont sell them anywhere in Wairarapa/ Wellington area

yarrow65 - 2016-04-03 17:04:00

We were down in Central Otago over Easter and they were selling them for $2 each ( with garlic butter on the outside) at the Clyde Wine and Food Fair. They also had a market day in Alexandra and they were selling 3 dozen for $20.

katalin2 - 2016-04-04 01:33:00

Good old Southern Cheese Rolls get a thumping every so often don't they! Who would think, one of the simplest foods in the world to make, which hardly needs a recipe at all (just a culinary flash to the brain, e.g, bread, melted cheese and fine chopped onion), could create such a hive of discussion. Make 'em and eat 'em, if you don't like 'em, tough titties!! Best home made to your own taste, but perfect on a freezing cold shopping day in Dunners, with a bowl of steaming hot soup.

rainrain1 - 2016-04-04 10:53:00

bump

bev00 - 2017-04-05 02:14:00

We are doing cheese rolls at the moment and our ones are $6 a doz or 3 doz.
For $15.

sticky232 - 2017-04-05 20:27:00

murfee wrote:

At the risk of starting world war 3 I'm wanting some info about southern cheese rolls - BRAVE ME!!!
I'm not really interested in any skitey type posts over the 'bestest most secret recipe that I'd have to kill you if I told you' - I'm an ex southerner so happy to use my probably 'not as good as someone elses recipe'.
Can you tell I've read previous message boards on the topic which made me laugh as well as raise my eyebrows at the passion!! (I shared them with my class (college students who were mystified at the fervour - "It's hard to find the perfect woman" :-) and they are from Marlborough)
What I am wanting assistance/advice with is price. My class is keen to make cheese rolls to sell as a fundraiser - how much is the going rate per dozen?? Any advice appreciate . . . . and the comments are definitely tongue in cheek!!

I have just bought 3 dozen for $20 v t om a group for fund raising. The group made 800 dozen last weekend from orders. That seems t o be the going rate. Make sure you have plenty of filling as there is nothing worse than a dry cheese roll. Good luck with your fund raising.☺

ffloss - 2017-04-06 14:20:00

It's a real South Island thing though isn't it? Never seen them up here in the North Island ... quite partial to them, had some nice ones last week when down there on holiday ...

daves01 - 2017-04-06 14:38:00

We charged $6.00 per dozen.. last time we made them for school for the work and effort and the huge cost of the cheese its not really worth it at that price. unless you have access to cheap cheese somewhere.. very labour intensive and unless you are super stingy with the cheese which we were not then I would suggest minimum $10 per dozen to make it worth while.

karlymouse - 2017-04-07 17:05:00

Let the buyer beware!!

rainrain1 - 2017-04-07 17:13:00

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deb8888 - 2017-04-11 22:26:00

deb all the 8888's I was trying to point out the fact that there is no correct recipe, just make your own up to taste.

rainrain1 - 2017-04-12 09:41:00

rainrain1 wrote:

deb all the 8888's I was trying to point out the fact that there is no correct recipe, just make your own up to taste.

Nothing wrong with a little thick white sauce added to help with the cost of these. We added white sauce to bind a lot of fillings, keeps sandwiches together as well.

pickles7 - 2018-04-12 07:02:00

I'm sure there will be many more varieties of cheese rolls since this thread was first ever posted......

https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/767576118.jpg

rainrain1 - 2018-04-12 08:08:00

Someone is selling them here in Chch for $20 for three dozen. selling really well.

barbiedoll - 2018-04-12 08:27:00

Reduced cream, onion soup and cheese, multiply out to as much as you want to make (the more grated cheese the better) melt slowly so its blended, cool and spread thickly over sandwich white bread. Roll and grill or roll and freeze

beebs - 2018-04-12 08:32:00

Last lot of fundraiser ones I bought was $6.00 per doz.. I usually make my own but have never worked out the actual cost so would be an interesting exercise.

jonnythecat - 2018-04-12 08:57:00

beebs wrote:

Reduced cream, onion soup and cheese, multiply out to as much as you want to make (the more grated cheese the better) melt slowly so its blended, cool and spread thickly over sandwich white bread. Roll and grill or roll and freeze

I use this recipe and use tasty cheese, its really good.

malcovy - 2018-04-12 15:17:00

Local fundraiser selling them $6 dozen or $15 for 3 doz

chookpan - 2018-04-12 21:25:00

** coming up to soup and cheese rolls time... Bump **

autumnwinds - 2019-04-01 22:49:00

Dumb question maybe.... or maybe not from someone in the Far North... Are they had fresh or grilled or what?

l0ne - 2019-04-01 22:57:00

They're grilled - I have a bench-top wee oven that's ideal for the job, then it's lashings of butter on them while they're hot and runny.....

if you search <---- over there in the box for "cheese rolls", there'll be several threads pop up, as everyone has a different recipe/addition/tweak.... :)

But they freeze well, can be grilled from frozen, and just the ticket with hot soup, or as a snack

autumnwinds - 2019-04-01 23:15:00

Re the price - advice from a seasoned chef helping maket stalls with pricing - DO NOT UNDERSELL - the price reflect the input costs, margin and creativity and availability. DO NOT reduce to sell to get rid of stock - the same applies regardless of the time of day you are selling it. And the public sense quality, presentation and your enthusiasm. The students need to learn this.

I would stay $20 a dozen, $35 for two dozen bought at the same time.
Great Idea. Good Luck.

Edited by julie55 at 3:53 pm, Wed 3 Apr

julie55 - 2019-04-03 15:50:00

City prices, your country cousins would get nothing sold charging that much....We want to sell them, not frame them!

Edited by rainrain1 at 4:45 pm, Wed 3 Apr

rainrain1 - 2019-04-03 16:43:00

rainrain1 wrote:

City prices, your country cousins would get nothing sold charging that much....We want to sell them, not frame them!

That's the idea, innit?

Have just made two loaves-worth for the freezer......
Darned if I'm going to sell them.... :)

autumnwinds - 2019-04-03 16:48:00

Just made one loaf for freezer

rainrain1 - 2019-04-03 17:30:00

245sam wrote:

murfee, I have made Cheese Rolls for our family consumption but never for a fundraiser nor have I been anywhere to see them for sale as a fundraiser. Hopefully someone else here is able to help you re pricing or alternatively.....
What type(subject)/level/age is your class? Depending on the type/level.age of your students I would suggest that it would be an interesting exercise for them to choose a recipe then research the cost of the ingredients and calculate the actual cost of making up the recipe, remembering that they will then need to add a 'profit margin' in order to fundraise otherwise they'd simply be recouping their costs.

Hope that helps. :-))

Hi there - last year i bought cheese rolls for $7 a dozen or 3doz.for $20
Make sure they have plenty of filling. Good luck.

ffloss - 2019-04-05 16:48:00