Down South in Dunedin they make what is called a cheese roll- bread with cheese and onion - folded and either grilled or pna fried in butter. Seems to be a "Southern" speciality-yummy for kids to make easily after school. Can anyone please tell me how exactely it's done. Seen on Taste N.Z a while ago which brought back childhold memories but not able to remember exactly how. Thanks for this opportunity.

Hi Muriel

I am from Southland originally and i love cheese rolls!!! My Grandma's recipe is: 2 cups grated cheese (I use tasty), 425g tin of evaporated milk, 1 pkt onion soup and a knob of butter. Melt all those ingredients together over a low heat and then spread thickly on bread and roll up. they freeze really well. Grandma's are the best cheese rolls i have tasted. I have introduced my husband to them (he is from taranaki) and he loves them as well!

Tammy
Your cheese rolls sound yum.
Do you grill them once they're rolled or do you eat them cold?

Hi Wendy

definitely grill them!! they would be yucky cold. they don't take long to grill. I have also done them in the sandwich press, which is quick. It's important to have really fresh bread so that they roll up easily and don;t crack.

Thankx Tammy
Definitely on the 'must do' list!

Thanks Tammy- will try your grandmothers recipe- sounds good!
Is grilling the only way or can you also try putting butter into a pan and brown and heat them that way? just curious?
The people from North Island don't know what they are missing out on Cheers M.

I was given this recipe years ago too by a friend from "down south" and have made it many times. I occasionally make a couple of loaves into sandwiches and put into the freezer for toasted sammies, and sometimes substitute the onion soup for bacon and onion.

My Mum makes something similiar which is yummy. She uses creamed corn, bacon and cheese. Then rolls them up and bakes them.

Many years ago I used to make a recipe that you put cheese and finely diced onion and something else (I think) and spread it on a sandwich loaf, putting the loaf back together. I THINK it then went into an oven (wrapped in tinfoil?) for about 20 minutes. I used to serve it when I had a houseful of teenagers or with drinks after football games etc. I have often wondered over the years just how I made it (poor old thing, the brain is a little soft) and now wonder if this is the same sort of thing, though I can see that one recipe is rolled bread and mine was like a garlic loaf. Does anyone know what I am talking about?