Savoury Cheese Crescent
Similar to a savoury scone this Savoury Cheese Crescent is easy, delicious and the perfect 'thing' to take on picnics, serve up at breakfast or long lazy brunches. It is equally great served for a morning or afternoon tea with family & friends. Filled with cheesy bacon, onion, tomato and capsicum filling wrapped around a scone mix with added bran this is a great and easy dish to serve at gatherings. The kids will enjoy it too!
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups self-raising flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup bran sticks or All Bran Cereal
- 40g butter, cubed
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg, lightly beaten, for glazing (or you can use milk)
FILLING
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 shortcut bacon rashers, diced (or 2 middle rashers, trimmed of fat)
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 cup grated tasty cheese
- ½ small green capsicum, diced (or red capsicum)
- Salt & pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220℃ (200℃ fan forced). Line a large baking tray with baking paper and set aside.
- Combine self-raising flour, bran and salt in a bowl. Add the butter, then using your fingers, rub the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles fine breadcrumbs (there will still be chunks though due to the bran). Make a well in the centre and pour in the milk. Mix to a soft dough.
- Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead gently until it just comes together. Pat the dough in a rough rectangle shape then using a rolling pin, roll out the dough into a rectangle about 30cm x 40cm and 5mm in thickness.
- Combine all filling ingredients in a bowl and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Spread the filling evenly over the dough leaving a 2cm boarder all round.
- From the long side, roll the dough up firmly and press the ends close to seal. Transfer to prepared tray, shaping the dough into a horse shoe style shape. Using a sharp knife, makes slits in the top of the dough all round at 2cm intervals. Brush with top with lightly beaten egg or milk.
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into slices to serve. May be served hot, warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- COOKS NOTES:
Oven Temps: Oven temperatures are for conventional, if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C.
Measurements: We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon = 5 ml, 1 tablespoon = 20 ml & 1 cup = 250 ml.
Herbs: All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed.
Vegetables: All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified.
Eggs: We use extra-large size and eggs are 55-60 g each, unless specified. - BRAN STICKS
Bran sticks are very cheap and are available from the cereal isle in Woolworths. Alternately, if you have All Bran Cereal at home this works just the same, if not better. - NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
The provided nutritional information is intended as a guide only and may not be exact. The information is specific to one slice of Cheese Crescent. Variations in serving sizes, specific brands, and individual ingredient quantities can impact the accuracy of the nutritional values.