ta da!! The very latest award winning cheese roll recipe

JOY JONES' AWARDING WINNING CHEESE ROLL RECIPE

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 powder
1 cup cream

Heat in microwave for 6 mins, stirring in between time. Cool, spread lengthways on to long-cut white bread from Marlow's Bakery, South Dunedin. Roll into cheese rolls using 3 x folds.

rainrain1 - 2016-04-20 07:05:00

Yum

dbab - 2016-04-20 10:19:00

Yummo, sounds like a nice creamy mix rain rain, nearly time for cheese rolls and soup for winter.

fifie - 2016-04-20 11:27:00

Definitely a keeper I would say!

rainrain1 - 2016-04-20 13:36:00

I keep meaning to make these but havnt yet - recipes are always for large amounts, I'd be keen to take the 'extras' into work for everyone but we dont have an oven to warm them in

dibble35 - 2016-04-20 19:12:00

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dibble35 - 2016-04-20 19:14:00

dibble35 wrote:

I keep meaning to make these but havnt yet - recipes are always for large amounts, I'd be keen to take the 'extras' into work for everyone but we dont have an oven to warm them in

Make a batch up and freeze. If you have flat bed panni press or Sammie maker cook them in that at work. They will come out a bit flatter, not the original rolls, spread some butter on outside when toasted taste just as good.

fifie - 2016-04-21 09:53:00

fifie wrote:

Make a batch up and freeze. If you have flat bed panni press or Sammie maker cook them in that at work. They will come out a bit flatter, not the original rolls, spread some butter on outside when toasted taste just as good.

That sounds like a wonderful idea, could just keep them in the freezer at work and use a few as we want them, have one of those flat toasted sandwich makers. Righto, might be my mission for monday.... or maybe not, just remembered mum left me a banana cake in the freezer to take to everyone at work on tuesday..... next week maybe.

dibble35 - 2016-04-23 15:25:00

Yes, I must make these too................trouble is I'd eat too many of them lol

awoftam - 2016-04-23 18:13:00

A question for Cheese Roll professionals - does it matter if you use fresh bread or slightly stale bread? Does fresh bread make 'em not so crunchy?

Edited by awoftam at 6:17 pm, Sat 23 Apr

awoftam - 2016-04-23 18:16:00

Fresh bread is better, makes it easier to roll. They are best grilled to get the crunch. I dont like them cooked in a sammie press it sort of softens them, u can toast them over a hotplate on a cake rack and they come out as if grilled. They are dam nice and heaps of butter after cooking

timturtle - 2016-04-23 20:26:00

dibble35 wrote:

That sounds like a wonderful idea, could just keep them in the freezer at work and use a few as we want them, have one of those flat toasted sandwich makers. Righto, might be my mission for monday.... or maybe not, just remembered mum left me a banana cake in the freezer to take to everyone at work on tuesday..... next week maybe.[/quote. Make them up throw them in a plastic bag, freeze in work freezer just take out what you want. Just be aware they arnt as crunchie in panni press as grilled in oven. Ask work if maybe you could all contribute or they may buy a bench top little oven with a grill lol, that could be used for reheating and the cheese rolls in winter.

fifie - 2016-04-24 09:17:00

timturtle wrote:

Fresh bread is better, makes it easier to roll. They are best grilled to get the crunch. I dont like them cooked in a sammie press it sort of softens them, u can toast them over a hotplate on a cake rack and they come out as if grilled. They are dam nice and heaps of butter after cooking

Thanks! Will do a batch to have with hock soup be fab this winter.

awoftam - 2016-04-24 11:03:00

I always double this recipe and it does about 4 loaves of sandwich bread. I freeze them in bags of 8 and cook them in my Breville health grill from frozen, only takes 3-4 minutes. It's a fab recipe, although sometimes I only use half an onion and I ALWAYS use tasty cheese.

nozzie007 - 2016-04-28 21:40:00

What's wrong with just grated mild cheese. Like cheese roll is cheese roll. All that other junk disqualifies it from being called a cheese roll. Lagonda Tearooms in Oamaru actually labels their Rolls, Cheese Rolls and Cheese and Onion Rolls. Simple and effective.

gypsyrose1 - 2016-04-28 22:31:00

Have spread hundreds of them in school fundraisers.... just don't be stingy with the amount used....

karlymouse - 2016-04-28 23:35:00

And definitely use FRESH bread.Joy's recipe is the best !!!

neil_di - 2016-04-29 11:50:00

nozzie007 wrote:

I always double this recipe and it does about 4 loaves of sandwich bread. I freeze them in bags of 8 and cook them in my Breville health grill from frozen, only takes 3-4 minutes. It's a fab recipe, although sometimes I only use half an onion and I ALWAYS use tasty cheese.

Was just reading through this thread again as I was wondering if peeps used tasty cheese - or if it was too oily (fatty). I never buy mild/colby 'normal' cheese - if I eat cheese I want to taste it - esp with soup. Wonder about a mix of tasty and mozzarella................tast-
y and stringy could be the go!

Edited by awoftam at 6:48 pm, Fri 29 Apr

awoftam - 2016-04-29 18:46:00

Definitely Tasty cheese.I think mozzarella would be wasted in this recipe.

neil_di - 2016-04-30 04:10:00

Make them up throw them in a plastic bag, freeze in work freezer just take out what you want. Just be aware they arnt as crunchie in panni press as grilled in oven. Ask work if maybe you could all contribute or they may buy a bench top little oven with a grill lol, that could be used for reheating and the cheese rolls in winter.[/quote]
Well the boss went out and bought us a little benchtop oven this past week. Yay! And the 5 or 6 regular staff have decided to take it in turns to make something for everyone else every wednesday for morning tea...... so at least we can honestly tell the boss its being used and is much appreciated. So im off to buy the ingredients for these today, will make them over the weekend, have to try a few out of course.

dibble35 - 2016-05-27 09:15:00

Does anyone have a recipe for these that doesn't include the Maggi onion soup mix?

homecomfitz - 2016-05-27 19:06:00

Made heaps like this for tour buses pulling in to the tearooms would grill them and put them in pie warmer ready to go about 20 mins before they were due to arrive, always crunchy and tasty serve spread with lashings of butter. just make up a amount you want.
In a bowl put grated tasty cheese, some finely diced onion and mix together. Then add boiling water and stir until the mix is a LITTLE bit on the sloppy side. Let the mix sit for a while until it cools and becomes spreadable then spread a good laying on very fresh thin bread (white or brown) crusts off, roll up and toast under the grill.

fifie - 2016-05-27 19:48:00

fifie wrote:

Made heaps like this for tour buses pulling in to the tearooms would grill them and put them in pie warmer ready to go about 20 mins before they were due to arrive, always crunchy and tasty serve spread with lashings of butter. just make up a amount you want.
In a bowl put grated tasty cheese, some finely diced onion and mix together. Then add boiling water and stir until the mix is a LITTLE bit on the sloppy side. Let the mix sit for a while until it cools and becomes spreadable then spread a good laying on very fresh thin bread (white or brown) crusts off, roll up and toast under the grill.

I was wondering about the crusts and butter side of it. I made these last night, well a few, and although delicious it seemed a bit fiddly buttering one side, filling, then rolling with the crusts on, they sort of stuck out at all angles, maybe not fresh enough bread but I did only buy it yesterday. So no butter till after they are cooked???

dibble35 - 2016-05-28 06:22:00

Butter only once the cheese roll has been toasted. You can cut the crusts off and they used to do this many years ago but don't appear to do this today. I have been known to use a rolling pin over 4 slices off bread in a line to soften the crusts. I leave the 4 slices of bread in a line and quickly spread mix over and roll up and pile them together while I make rest. I hope this makes sense.

malcovy - 2016-05-28 07:43:00

dibble35 wrote:

I was wondering about the crusts and butter side of it. I made these last night, well a few, and although delicious it seemed a bit fiddly buttering one side, filling, then rolling with the crusts on, they sort of stuck out at all angles, maybe not fresh enough bread but I did only buy it yesterday. So no butter till after they are cooked???

No butter till after they are cooked, secret is good fresh bread, ive found some of the s/m bread is day old we get it dosent roll as good. If making a heap we get couplands bread nice and fresh. Can leave the crusts on, seems to be the way these days, as someone said roll over a few slices at a time with the rolling pin makes them easier to roll.

fifie - 2016-05-28 09:20:00

It's been ages since I made cheese rolls but I think we cut off the long side crusts only so the short ends still had crusts which added to the crunch factor when eating and only butter was lashings after they were toasted

timturtle - 2016-05-28 09:59:00

ok thanks guys, last question, I know you can freeze the made up rolls ready for cooking. But I still have the ingredients in the fridge to make up the other half of the mix, evap. milk, cream, etc. no more room in the freezer for made up rolls. so can i make up the cheese mix and freeze that or am i better off freezing the cream and evap. milk separately? Tia

dibble35 - 2016-05-29 08:34:00

We have Cheese rolls in our house - a slice of cheese & roll in bread - anything else added would be called a savory cheese roll - according to my 87 yr. old neighbour.

woopooz - 2017-05-21 18:46:00

we make ours just like fifi they really are the best

ritebuy - 2017-05-23 21:23:00

The main thing as far as I'm concerned is they are grilled and toasted NOT steamed in a press. You need The crunch

timturtle - 2017-05-23 22:11:00

AND the butter spread on top after grilling

timturtle - 2017-05-23 22:12:00

bump

bev00 - 2018-05-23 23:04:00

So looking at previous threads, is it Reduced Cream or Evaporated Milk I should use. or does it not matter flavour/texture wise?

pauline999 - 2018-05-24 10:42:00

Old thread, but here's another recipe which I like a lot.

1 pkt maggi onion soup mix, warmed with 1 cup of water over low heat.
Add 2 packed cups of grated cheese of your choice
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 to 1tsp curry powder
Spread all over slice of fresh unbuttered sandwich bread and fold twice.
Makes one loaf
Cook, and butter while hot

Edited by rainrain1 at 12:05 pm, Thu 24 May

rainrain1 - 2018-05-24 12:03:00

pauline999 wrote:

So looking at previous threads, is it Reduced Cream or Evaporated Milk I should use. or does it not matter flavour/texture wise?

I use a can of reduced cream, a packet of onion soup, lots of cheese, heated gently in the microwave until the cheese melts. Spread thickly over fresh white sandwich bread, roll. And grill, or cook on a sandwich press.

tjharris - 2018-05-27 21:44:00

tjharris wrote:

I use a can of reduced cream, a packet of onion soup, lots of cheese, heated gently in the microwave until the cheese melts. Spread thickly over fresh white sandwich bread, roll. And grill, or cook on a sandwich press.

i use reduced cream as well lovely on toast not rolled

bobcat_6 - 2018-05-28 09:00:00

karlymouse wrote:

Have spread hundreds of them in school fundraisers.... just don't be stingy with the amount used....

yes i agree just brought some and no filling

bobcat_6 - 2018-05-28 09:01:00

timturtle wrote:

The main thing as far as I'm concerned is they are grilled and toasted NOT steamed in a press. You need The crunch

In the 60s and 70s they had an earlier version of a press that sort of pressed and grilled them.

Edited by olwen at 9:10 am, Mon 28 May

olwen - 2018-05-28 09:09:00

Made them following the recipe but they were too runny. Binned the whole lot, wont make them again.

gabbysnana - 2018-05-28 10:35:00

gabbysnana wrote:

Made them following the recipe but they were too runny. Binned the whole lot, wont make them again.

Not sure which recipe you mean, but why didn't you add more cheese to make it thicker, or thicken the mixture with a bit of cornflour? Such waste.

rainrain1 - 2018-05-28 11:25:00

gabbysnana wrote:

Made them following the recipe but they were too runny. Binned the whole lot, wont make them again.

dont understand how the mixture would runny ? yes more cheese would have thickened what a waste of ingreds
the top recipes say 1 tin then 1 cup cream that would make sloppy

Edited by bobcat_6 at 1:35 pm, Mon 28 May

bobcat_6 - 2018-05-28 13:33:00

rainrain1 wrote:

The very latest award winning cheese roll recipe

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 powder
1 cup cream
.

Wrong cheese.
Condensed milk? No.
Cream, no.
Sorry.

½ cup Water, boiling
1 packet Onion soup mix, approx 30g
1 splash Red onion, finely chopped
2½ cups Grated tasty or other aged cheddar cheese
20 slices sandwich bread
25 g Butter

lythande1 - 2018-05-28 15:03:00

lythande1 wrote:

Wrong cheese.
Condensed milk? No.
Cream, no.
Sorry.

½ cup Water, boiling
1 packet Onion soup mix, approx 30g
1 splash Red onion, finely chopped
2½ cups Grated tasty or other aged cheddar cheese
20 slices sandwich bread
25 g Butter

Just because it’s not a recipe you wouldn’t use doesn’t make it wrong and there is no need to be rude about it!

Also you need to clean your glasses, no where in rainrains post does it mention condensed milk.

holly-rocks - 2018-05-28 15:12:00

It's not my recipe, it was copied from the ODT on the day it was printed for whoever might like to give it a go....I have never made it!!

Condensed milk LMAO :-)))

rainrain1 - 2018-05-28 17:46:00

rainrain1 wrote:

It's not my recipe, it was copied from the ODT on the day it was printed for whoever might like to give it a go....I have never made it!!

Condensed milk LMAO :-)))

We used to call evaporated milk unsweetened condensed milk about 60 years ago,

olwen - 2018-05-28 17:57:00

olwen wrote:

We used to call evaporated milk unsweetened condensed milk about 60 years ago,

Big difference for a cheese roll though. I'm still chuckling over that booboo

rainrain1 - 2018-05-28 18:26:00

rainrain1 wrote:

Big difference for a cheese roll though. I'm still chuckling over that booboo

True.

Bought cheese, onion soup and evaporated cream today. Forgot bread. Maybe just as well because I'm short on freezer space. Think sandwiches to toast in cat iron pan are the way to go when (if) I get round to this.

olwen - 2018-05-28 18:38:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNj67kwWBoQ

rainrain1 - 2018-05-30 16:34:00

Not cheese rolls, but sliced onions caramelised with brown sugar and balsamic vinegar, slices Brie, and couple slices of pre cooked streaky bacon in between slices sour dough bread, toasted in frypan in little butter is good..

fifie - 2018-05-30 18:23:00

rainrain1 wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNj67kwWBoQ

...what a great event

korbo - 2018-05-30 19:51:00