Cheese Round Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4

2 onions, chopped 175 g/6 oz/1.5 cups strong cheese, grated 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped parsley 30 ml/2 tbsp mustard pickle Salt and freshly ground black pepper 400 g/14 oz Shortcrust Pastry 1 egg, beaten 15 ml/1 tbsp sesame seeds

Method : Mix together the onions, cheese, parsley and pickle and season to taste. Roll out the pastry (paste) on a lightly floured surface to a large rectangle. Spread the filling over the pastry to within 1 cm/0.5 in of the edge, then roll up like a Swiss (jelly) roll and make cuts along the roll to three-quarters of the width. Shape into a ring and seal the ends with egg. Place on a greased baking (cookie) sheet, brush with the egg and sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6 for 30 minutes.