Porto’s Bakery Cheese Roll Recipe – FOOD is Four Letter Word (2024)

May 10, 2021Van

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Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Serves: 12

Cheese Rolls are Porto’s most popular pastry, out of the thousands of people that visit their bakery everyday – almost everyone buys cheese rolls – can you believe they sell millions a year?? I know any time I’m there, I buy at least a dozen – it’s a flaky, buttery pasty filled with sweet cream cheese, it’s a perfect snack anytime of the day! Now that I live far away from Porto’s, it’s hard for me to stop by the bakery – I’ve gotten their mail-order a few times (it’s fantastic btw), but I figured cheese rolls are pretty easy to make at home, especially if you use store-bought puff pastry. My husband claims that these homemade ones are better than Porto’s, but you be the judge of it when you try it!

Porto’s uses all butter in their pasty – Trader Joe’s carries my favorite butter puff pastry, but they usually only carry it during the Fall/Winter time, I’ve also seen all butter puff pastry year round at Whole Foods as well.
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May 10, 2021Van

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Serves: 12

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Ingredients

  • 6 oz Cream Cheese, (¾ of a brick) room temp
  • ¼ Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Large Egg, whisked & divided
  • 17-18 oz Frozen Puff Pastry Sheets, defrosted
  • All Purpose Flour, for dusting
  • Sugar Crystals or Wilton White Sparkling Sugar

Method

  • 1)

    Pre-heat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat. Add 6oz of room temp Cream Cheese, ¼ Cup Granulated Sugar, 1 Tablespoon of the whisked Egg to a bowl & mix until smooth. Place the cream cheese mixture into a piping bag or ziplock bag.

  • 2)

    Dust your work surface very well with flour, put down 1 sheet of Puff Pastry, dust the top well with flour & roll out to 12 inches x 12 inches. Cut it into 3 even strips, each strip should be 4x12in.

  • 3)

    Snip the tip of the piping bag with the cream cheese filling so there’s a ½ inch opening, pipe the cream cheese filling into the center of each strip lengthwise. Fold over one side, add egg wash along the edge of the other side and fold over to seal (don’t overlap the pastry too much or the bottom will turn out doughy). Flip it over & trim the ends diagonally, then cut in half diagonally and place onto the baking sheet – leave at least ½ inch of space between each cheese roll. Repeat with the other sheet of puff pastry. You should end up 12 cheese rolls.

  • 4)

    Brush egg wash onto each cheese roll & sprinkle the tops with sugar crystals (substitute with granulated sugar if you don’t have sugar crystals). Bake at 400°F for 20-25 Minutes until they are golden brown. Let them cool completely before serving. Enjoy!

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2 Comments

  • Noori

    June 19, 2021 at 10:37 am

    Delicious!
    Thank you!
    As much as we love the real cheese rolls, great to have a quick alternative!

    Reply

  • Maria

    October 24, 2022 at 11:44 pm

    I made these tonight and and was amazed at how they turned out. Soooo yummy. Will be making these again for sure! Thanks for sharing the recipe

    Reply

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FAQs

What are Porto's cheese rolls? ›

A guest favorite! Traditional puff pastry made with European-style butter with Porto's signature cream cheese filling, topped with sugar.

What are cheese rolls made of? ›

A cheese roll (occasionally known by the older name of cheese roll-up) is a New Zealand snack food similar to Welsh rarebit, but created by covering a slice of bread in a prepared filling consisting mainly of grated or sliced cheese, and then rolling it into a tube shape before toasting.

How many calories in a roll of cheese from Porto's? ›

There are 238 calories in 1 roll of Porto's Cheese Roll. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

What is a cheese roll? ›

What is "cheese roll"? Cheese roll is a popular snack food that is made by spreading a mixture of grated cheese and other ingredients, such as butter, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and paprika, onto a slice of bread, rolling it up, and baking it until it is crispy and golden brown.

How many cheese rolls do portos sell? ›

Porto's estimates that it sells about 550,000 potato balls and 1.2 million cheese rolls per month. Its kitchen goes through 3,000 lbs of dough per hour; 30,000 lbs. of butter and 60,000 lbs.

What are cheesy roll ups? ›

It has three kinds of ooey-gooey melted cheese rolled up inside warm tortillas. Serve with taco sauce, salsa, or your favorite Mexican dipping sauce for a tasty appetizer, snack, or side dish.

Where are cheese rolls from? ›

Southland: Home of the cheese roll, New Zealand's southernmost region is closer to Antarctica than the Equator. The ingredients: A cheese roll is basically a slice of bread with cheese-based filling, rolled up and toasted until slightly crispy. Yep. That's it.

Can you freeze cheese rolls in Portos? ›

They can be stored in a freezer until the day of the event (up to approximately 40 days).

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