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INGREDIENTS
- ⅓ cup salted butter
- ⅓ cup vegetable shortening
- 3 cups flour (more as needed to bring together)
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp curry powder (optional)
- ¾ cup ice cold water
- 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese (shredded)
- ½ tsp mustard
- 1 tsp pepper sauce (more if desired)
- dash of garlic powder
- dash of black pepper
- dash of dry parsley flakes
- egg whites for brushing edges
EGG WASH TO BRUSH ON TOP
- 1 egg + 1 tbsp water OR
- To make this vegetarian, use 2 tbsp melted butter mixed with yellow or red food coloring instead of egg wash.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Whisk salt and curry powder (if using) into flour.
- Add butter and shortening.
- With a pastry cutter or fork, cut shortening and butter into flour until small pieces are formed throughout the dough. Add about ¾ cup ice cold water to the dough and knead slightly to form a ball.
- This can be done quickly in a food processor by adding dry ingredients, pulsing, adding shortening and butter, pulsing until pea sized form, then adding water until ball forms.
- Place dough on plastic wrap, flatten and shape into a square. Refrigerate for a couple hours or overnight. Remove dough from fridge 20 minutes before use so it can thaw.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Shred cheese and mix in mustard, pepper sauce, garlic powder, black pepper, and parsley flakes, toss and set aside.
- Cut dough into 16 squares for thinner cheese rolls or 9 squares for thicker cheese rolls. Flatten one square and roll into a rectangular shape.
- Brush edges of dough with egg whites. Fill a tablespoon or two on the lower half, roll into the center then add more cheese. Seal edges.
- Place all cheese rolls on a baking sheet and brush the tops with egg wash.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until rolls are golden brown.
NOTES
If you are nervous about the cheese oozing out of the rolls, you can pierce the tops with a fork to allow the steam to escape while baking. (Alicaspepperpot)
