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Southland cheese rolls
Cheese and onion toast rolls
Southland sushi: toasted bread rolled round a cheesy onion filling
Cheese rolls are the pride of Southland and Otago in the South Island of New Zealand, made for school fundraisers, rugby clubs and afternoon teas, and lovingly called Southland sushi. Thin slices of white bread are spread with a cheese and onion sauce made with evaporated milk, rolled up, then toasted with butter until crisp. Cheddar is often made with animal rennet; choose a vegetarian cheese if you need to. A common mistake is a runny filling, which leaks; it should be thick like porridge when cool. Chef's tip: roll them and freeze them unbaked, then toast from frozen whenever you need a batch.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups evaporated milk
- 1 oz dried onion soup mix (vegetarian)or 1 grated onion plus 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp mustard powder
- 24 slices thin-sliced white sandwich bread
- 2 ⅛ oz buttersoftened
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Heat 1 ½ cups evaporated milk with 1 oz dried onion soup mix (vegetarian) and ½ tsp mustard powder in a pan over a low heat, stirring. Add 9 oz grated tasty cheddar (vegetarian if needed) and stir until melted and thick. Leave to cool and firm up.
8 minStep 2: Spread a spoonful over each slice of 24 slices thin-sliced white sandwich bread, leaving a little border, and roll each up tightly from one side. Set seam side down on a tray.
15 minStep 3: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Brush the tops with 2 ⅛ oz butter and bake for 12–15 minutes until golden and crisp.
15 minStep 4: Serve warm, three per person, with more butter if you're doing it the Southland way.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 11 g
- Carbs
- 26 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does southland cheese rolls take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of grated tasty cheddar (vegetarian if needed)?
- Any hard cheese, same amount.
- What can I use instead of evaporated milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
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