Tuna-Cheese Spirals

Submitted by ProudMamaT

"I found this recipe on an old magazine clipping (not sure which one) in a stack of my grandma's recipes. I haven't tried it yet but, plan to this week. They look REALLY good. I'll let you know how they turned out."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 12 spirals

ingredients

• Pastry

• 473.18 ml all-purpose flour
• 9.85 ml baking powder
• 1.23 ml salt
• 59.14 ml butter or 59.14 ml margarine
• 118.29 ml shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
• 177.44 ml milk

• Filling

• 44.37 ml butter or 44.37 ml margarine
• 78.78 ml finely chopped onion
• 59.14 ml finely chopped celery
• 118.29 ml chopped mushroom
• 59.14 ml all-purpose flour
• 177.44 ml milk
• 1.23 ml dry mustard
• 0.61 ml ground red pepper
• 118.29 ml shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
• 198.44 g can tuna in water, drained and flaked
• 1 egg, beaten

directions

1. To prepare pastry, in bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Cut in butter using a pastry whisk until mixture resembles coarse crumbles.
3. Cut in cheese to form coarse crumbs.
4. Stir in milk to form dough.
5. Turn onto lightly floured surface, knead for 1-2 minutes, incorporating 1-2 tablespoons of flour, if needed, to make a stiff, smooth dough.
6. Roll out to form a 12-inch square.
7. Grease a large baking sheet.
8. Preheat oven to 400°F.
9. To prepare filling, in a 2 quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
10. Add onion and celery. Cook, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
11. Add mushrooms. Cook stirring often about 5 minutes, until mushrooms are soft.
12. Add flour. Cook stirring for 1 minute.
13. Stir in milk and seasonings. Cook 3-5 more minutes until thickened.
14. Remove from heat. stir in cheese and tuna; cool 5 minutes.
15. Spread tuna mixture over surface of dough leaving a 1/2" border on all sides.
16. Roll up jellyroll fashion. With a serrated knife, cut into 12 slices. Place slices on baking sheet.
17. Bake 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Let stand 4 minutes.
18. Brush on beaten egg. Bake 5 minutes longer.

Reviews

[Terri Newell]

This was easy to prepare, and tasted good. I found cutting the roll into slices a little messy, since the filling tended to ooze out. We ate 4 rolls still warm, and my son is taking 3 more for school lunch today, to be heated in the microwave. I'm going to try freezing the remainder.