Origins

Cheesebread is a popular alternative to bread in Brazil and parts of southern Europe. It has a clean, fresh taste that makes it suitable for a wide variety of savoury and sweet fillings or toppings. It is gluten-free, being made from a root vegetable (cassava), rather than wheat or another grain.

It is absolutely delicious cut in half with a fat knob of butter or cream cheese and you can even spread jam or honey on it.

You can also replace the bread roll and use it as a fantastic alternative around a delicious burger.

Nutritious

Most breads, especially the white products offered by supermarkets, are utterly devoid of nutrients. They’re made from highly processed grain and all the nutritious parts of the grain have been stripped away leaving just the carbohydrates and a bit of protein. Sometimes manufacturers add some synthetic vitamins back.

These breads are quickly digested into dietary sugars and can cause an insulin rush, creating problems for people with insulin sensitivity issues.

Our cheesebread is rich in nutrients and healthy dietary fats which slow down digestion creating a feeling of satiety that lasts longer.

Allergies and Intolerances

Our cheesebread is an absolute delight for people with gluten or grain intolerances. You can use it as a delicious, nutritious alternative to the tasteless, joyless, gluten-free options found in the supermarkets.

The product is gluten-free and grain-free.

However, please be aware if you have other intolerances that we make them with milk, cheese and eggs.

To cook

We currently sell cheasebread, uncooked and frozen in bags of 10 rolls. You can pop them in the oven when you’re ready to eat them.

Remove as many as you want to eat from the bag and put them in the oven pre-heated to 180° C on a baking tray for around 30-35 minutes. If they’re still a bit dough-like in the middle, give them a few more minutes. Ovens vary so you might need to experiment a little to get the perfect texture.

Our cheesebread is also suitable for cooking in an air fryer, giving very good results. We recommend you don’t use a liner so that the air can circulate freely.

Getting Creative

Just like bread, cheesebread can be the basis for all sorts of creative cooking ideas. Here are some quick suggestions. For these, you need to thaw out your cheesebread rolls first by letting them stand at room temperature for a couple of hours.

• Pizza. Roll out into a flat round to use in place of a bread pizza base. Bake for about 10 minutes at 180° C and then cover in your favourite pizza toppings. Bake for another 10 minutes.
• Sausage Roll. Roll into a small, flat rectangle and wrap around a sausage or some sausage meat for a delicious gluten-free sausage roll. But please be aware that some sausage meat contains gluten so check the packaging.
• Hamburger. Flatten the roll slightly and cook on a lower temperature for the perfect burger bun. The lower temperature should make the crust thinner and less crunchy. You may need to extend the cooking time slightly.
• Seeded Rolls. Before cooking, coat the roll in a mix of sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds and/or sesame seeds to add a delicious crunch to the crust.