We love cheese in our house.
Between cheese sandwiches, cheesy pasta and homemade pizzas, we get through quite a lot of cheese every week.
So when Wyke Farm got in touch to see if we would like to try some of their limited edition Tractor Ted mild cheddar to help them celebrate the launch of their dvd all about how cheese is made, I said yes straight away!
After having a little taste of the cheese (yummy, very mild and creamy!) we decided to have a go at making a new cheesy recipe and opted for these simple pinwheels. I made these with Nerys and to be honest, she actually did a lot of the work herself. I helped a little, showing her what to do and finishing off a few of the steps for her but she mixed up the dough, rolled it out and cut out the pinwheels.
They might not be instagram-perfect to look at, but they taste great and it made me so happy to see how proud of herself she was for doing it! If you’re looking for a recipe to help your child learn to make pastry, then this is a great one to try as you don’t have to worry about the end result being too perfect.
Here’s what you need:
- 200g self raising flour
- 50g butter
- 1tsp paprika or mixed herbs
- 100ml milk
- 50g cheese, grated
And here’s what you do:
- Preheat the oven to 220C (200 for a fan oven) and line a baking tray with grease-proof paper or baking parchment.
- Rub together the butter and flour in a bowl.
- Stir in the paprika
- Add 100ml of milk and mix it in until a soft dough starts to come together. If the dough seems too dry then add a little more milk.
- Sprinkle some flour on your worksurface and then roll out the dough.
- You want to roll out the dough into a rough rectangle, about half a centimetre thick.
- Once you’ve rolled out the dough, sprinkle the grated cheese all over the top.
- Roll the dough up along the long side, like a swiss roll.
- Cut into 12 thick pieces.
- Put the pinwheels on the prepared baking tray, so that you can see the spiral.
- Pop in the oven for about 20 minutes until they’re golden brown.
- Enjoy!
We used a mix of mature cheddar and the Tractor Ted mild cheddar in our pinwheels, but if you want a stronger flavour then it’s best to go for just mature cheddar.
These were delicious just as they were, but my head is now full of ideas of all sorts of variations on this basic recipe.
Here are some ideas to mix things up a bit:
- Try different types of cheese. Gouda, edam or a flavoured cheddar would be good!
- Sprinkle oregano or mixed herbs over the cheese before rolling it up.
- Make pizza pinwheels by spreading the rolled out dough with tomato sauce/puree, sprinkling cheese over the top then adding some oregano before rolling it all up.
- Spread the dough with some pesto and then sprinkle over cheese.
- Cook up some bacon, cut it up and sprinkle the pieces over the dough with the cheese.
Have you got any more variations on this simple pinwheel recipe? Leave me a comment if you do, I’d love to hear your ideas!