Cheese and potato whirls

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Sent in by Cheryl

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Easy to make, great party food and the kids love them!

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Serves 4
Difficulty Level Medium

Preparation

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Total Time 50 mins
Preparation Time 30 mins
Cooking Time 20 mins

Ingredients
Method

200g potatoes, mashed
1 onion, diced
1 egg, beaten
100g cheese, grated
250g puff pastry (ready made)
1 tsp English mustard powder
1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
2 tbsp milk

Boil the potatoes until tender, then mash the with milk and cheese
Fry the onions in a drop of oil until soft and then add to the mix
Add parsley and mustard to mix
Season to taste
Preheat oven 180'C/Gas mark 4
Then roll out your pastry (depending on how many you want to make you could halve the pastry and make pasties for yourself as well)
When you have rolled out your pastry, spread your cheese and potato mix onto the whole of the pastry just leaving a little space on one end (about 1cm)
Roll your pastry so you have what looks like a swiss roll, put a little milk along the last edge to keep in place
Glaze the top using the egg, then cut your swiss roll width ways into slices
Place on baking tray and cook for about 20 minutes or until golden

You will need

Baking tray - This non-stick one from MasterClass is electroplated and sandblasted for extra durability – see more details here at Amazon.

Food chopper - Designed to make food-prepping and cooking easier, this two-blade cutter chops and dices in one swift motion by closing the lid. Perfect for onion-cutting – see more details here at Amazon.

Rollling pin – this solid beech rolling pin revolves to make light work of pastry and dough – see more details here at Wilko.

Tips

These cheese whirls look so tempting. They make a perfect party food or snack for kids and adults alike!

Serve with ketchup for kids, or sweet chilli sauce for grown-ups.

Variations

If you want to give them even more of a pizza flavour, you could stir some small chunks of tomato and pepperoni into the mix, and add a little oregano, too.

Reviews

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P P(9)

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

My children have had these in school and love them so I will be making these in the holidays for them.

on 18/7/15
Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4

So simple to make , these would be a very welcome addition to a summer picnic.

on 11/2/15
Guest

These were a very big hit with the children I Nanny for. They helped to make them and enjoyed them with their family.

on 6/8/14
Guest

all the kids loved this, i used a red onion and also when it was nearly ready i sprinkled grated cheese over each slice

on 14/4/14
Guest

Tried and tested these tonight with the kids with chips n ketchup with some salad too. They went down well! Lovely :-) nice and easy xx

on 23/2/14
Guest

hi do u have a picture of it

on 7/12/11
Guest

Made for the second time tonight, love it! Yum x

on 9/8/11
Guest

These sound great! Going to make them for a buffet i'm doing this weekend! Thankyou.

on 20/7/11
Guest

made this for our tea this evening and went down well, great for midweek.

on 19/4/11
Guest

Just made there. I used two pre rolled sheets and there was enough for 3 greedy people for two meals. WE had them with beans. Yum. Will put some ham etc in next time. Only problem I had was that they looked more like a pasty than a roll lol.

on 12/2/11
Guest

How much puff pastry do you use? The packs differ in weight.

on 16/7/10
Guest

This is a great recipe and really tasty too. I've added various other things like red onions & ham and works really well!

on 27/4/10
Guest

my 3 year old daughter and her daddy are just makeing them now for tea. ummmm i carnt wait lol

on 5/3/10
Guest

Great for using up spare spuds. I spread some caramelised onion chtney on instead of frying the onions which were delish! They never made it to the freezer..

on 15/9/09
Guest

I made these yesterday for my daughters birthday party and everyone who tried them asked for the recipe, they were fantastic and so easy to make!

on 10/2/09
Guest

Made these earlier and i have to say they are lovely! i love the fact they can be frozen and everyone can enjoy these!!

on 7/2/09
Guest

I used to eat these everyday at school! I can't wait to make them!

on 28/7/08
Guest

My kids loved these, and it was good fun to make with them. Have made them a few times and found it easier if I made the mixture and let it go cold before putting it in the pastry, otherwise the pastry gets really hard to handle. My brother in law also loved them and he HATES onion, but as I'd chopped it so fine he didnt know till i told him. I've also made some with sausage meat and some herbs, great to eat cold as a snack. Better than sausage rolls as you know what you are putting in them.

on 28/5/08