DISH RESEARCH · Snack
Cheese Roll
Flaky shortcrust rolls filled with sharp cheddar, mustard and wiri wiri pepper.
About Cheese Roll
Althea Brown recalls Guyanese cheese rolls from her school canteen and describes them as a staple in Guyanese homes. Her all-butter shortcrust surrounds a savoury paste of extra-sharp cheddar, mustard and wiri wiri pepper.
The chilled pastry is rolled into squares, filled and folded into flat rolls. Crimped ends enclose the cheese, and an egg-yolk glaze coats the tops before baking.
The rolls cool before serving. Their flaky pastry contrasts with the seasoned cheese filling; extra pepper sauce is offered for a spicier version.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Milk, Mustard, Egg.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cheese Roll
Althea Brown's all-butter Guyanese cheese rolls.
- All-purpose wheat flourBase
- ButterBase
- WaterLiquid
- SaltSeasoning · Optional
- Extra-sharp cheddarFilling
- Spicy brown mustardSeasoning
- Flour for cheese fillingBinderIngredient page not linked
- Wiri wiri pepperSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Egg yolksFinish
- Flour for dustingCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Baking-sheet greaseCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Prepared pepper sauceSeasoning · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- All-purpose wheat flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual154 explicitly AP flour in pastry, Wheat identity positive.
- Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual155 current all-butter dough plus162 filling;185 specifically chooses all butter over old shortening version87.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual156 dough icewater/186 direct ice contact and166 seal water, same food consolidated.
- Salt (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual158 pinch only if unsalted butter used; conditional addition retained.
- Extra-sharp cheddar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual160 dairy cheddar.
- Spicy brown mustard: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Mustard source-confirmed. Actual161 named prepared mustard, exact full product formula unknown.
- Flour for cheese filling: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual163/174 generic flour, exact cereal unprovided; independent from explicit AP dough.
- Wiri wiri pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual164 named cultivar with seeds/veins removed; precise registry species unresolved, no claim heat eliminated.
- Egg yolks: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual165/181 glaze.
- Flour for dusting: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual88/92/94 work surface/rollingpin/dough dusting, generic cereal unresolved.
- Baking-sheet grease: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual181 greased sheet, medium identity unprovided, not assumed butter.
- Prepared pepper sauce (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual101 optional extra heat, unknown complete formula; originalHTML has no own full sauce link.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Guyana
- GuyanaCatalogue link pending review
- New ZealandCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Guyanese Cuisine
- Guyanese CuisineCatalogue link pending review
- New Zealand cuisineCatalogue link pending review
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