Name: Cheese and Onion Rolls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 175 grams Plain flour (All Purpose, (1 and 1/3 cup)); 1 teaspoon Baking powder; 75 grams vegetarian suet ((1/2 cup)); 5-6 tablespoons cold water; 175 grams grated mature cheddar ((2 cups)); 1 small onion - peeled and finely chopped; a pinch of salt; 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

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With picnic and barbeque season just around the corner it’s time to start thinking of lovely treats that make brilliant finger foods for sharing with friends and family. One of my favourite finger foods is these amazing cheese and onion rolls. They are quick and simple to make and oh so delicious hot or cold making them ideal for picnics, barbeques and lunchboxes.

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Cheese and Onion Rolls - perfect for snacking on and adding to lunch boxes. Easy to follow recipe | BakeThenEat.com

The filling

These rolls are packed full of mature cheddar, finely diced onion and a little smoked paprika. These three ingredients combined make a lovely flavourful filling and the smoked paprika adds a wonderful smoky flavour.

If eaten warm the filling has a lovely soft melty consistency to it 😀 but these can be enjoyed just as much cold.

Pastry

This is no ordinary pasty, don’t worry it has nothing weird or unusual in it 🙂 just plain (all-purpose) flour, vegetarian suet and a little water to bring it all together.

Vegetarian

Like all my recipes this is vegetarian. Vegetarian suet gives these a lovely light flaky crumb. I have never made these using traditional beef suet so I can’t comment on what the results would be like, so my advise would be to stick to using vegetarian suet 😀

Time to enjoy

These are perfect for picnic’s and barbecues as they make really good finger food, but they can also be enjoyed as part of a light lunch or dinner. I love these served with salad and a little crusty bread for a lovely light dinner.

Recipe:

Cheese and Onion Rolls

A light easy to make flaky pastry stuffed with cheese and onion that's lightly flavoured with smoked paprika.

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Course: Savoury

Cuisine: British

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: -10 rolls

Author: Emma

Ingredients

For the pastry

175 grams Plain flour (All Purpose, (1 and 1/3 cup))
1 teaspoon Baking powder
75 grams vegetarian suet ((1/2 cup))
5-6 tablespoons cold water

For the filling

175 grams grated mature cheddar ((2 cups))
1 small onion - peeled and finely chopped
a pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 220C / 425F / Gas mark 7 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix the flour, baking powder and vegetarian suet in a medium sized mixing bowl.
Add the water a little at a time, you are wanting just enough water to bring the dough together so it is soft and pliable.
Place to one side to rest for a few minutes.
While the pastry is resting, in another medium sized bowl mix the grated cheddar, chopped onion, salt and smoked paprika together until it is well combined.
Divide the pastry in half and roll out each half into strips measuring around 30 x 10 centimetres (12 x 4 inches)
Brush a little water around the edges, and divide the filling between the two strips. Place it in a line down the middle.
Roll the strips along the long edge and cut each roll into 4 to 8 equal sized pieces.
Pop them on the baking tray seam side down with a little space between each roll, and bake for 12 to 16 minutes. You are looking for the cheese to be oozing and the pastry to be a light golden brown.
These will keep well in an airtight tin for 3 days but will need a few minutes in a warm oven to freshen up. If you wish to freeze these you can but they need to be frozen before baking. Then you can bake them from frozen, just add 10 minutes to the baking time.

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12 Comments

Fay on 25/11/2014 at 17:10

Nice also in puff pastry and also with Spanish ham added

Emma on 27/11/2014 at 20:54

Hi Fay thank you 🙂 I am sure these wold work with a multitude of fillings.
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Karen on 01/06/2014 at 12:47

Hi Emma

I was looking for a different approach to veg rolls and Google led me to you. I loved your idea of smoked paprika but I am not so comfortable with onions. Do you have anything on your mind that could substitute onions and still taste delicious?

Emma on 01/06/2014 at 16:01

Hi Karen, tomatoes or herbs would work well with cheese in these rolls or if you are feeling a little fancy asparagus would also work well 😀 hope this helps.
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- Karen on 08/06/2014 at 08:01
  
  Thanks for your suggestion Emma. Tomatoes combined with a little ginger-garlic tastes delicious. 🙂
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  - Emma on 14/06/2014 at 19:59
    
    No worries Karen glad you liked them 😀
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Kelly on 21/05/2014 at 10:10

These cute little bites would be gobbled up quickly at my house 🙂 They sound perfect for summer parties and picnics and onion and cheese is such a great combination!

Emma on 21/05/2014 at 10:30

They are a staple in my house for BBQ’s and they never last long! Have a great week 😀
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Liz on 20/05/2014 at 02:08

Flaky pastry filled with cheese? Yup, I’d be going for seconds and thirds!

Emma on 20/05/2014 at 21:44

Hi Liz, I would too and did 🙂 I love cheese and onion it’s a great flavour combo.
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Maureen on 17/05/2014 at 00:13

I’m an onion and cheese lover and would LOVE this right now!

Emma on 17/05/2014 at 00:29

Being a vegetarian it’s my go to filling! Its a great flavour combo 🙂
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