Venezuelan “golfeados,” a type of fried dough bread, often filled with cheese and other ingredients.

Golfeados, Venezuelan rolls with papelón and cheese

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Venezuelan savory-sweet pastries: a yeasted dough filled with grated papelón (a type of coffee), salty cream cheese, and anise, rolled, baked, and topped …

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A traditional Belgian cake made with pears and cream cheese, flavored with anise. This recipe serves 4 people and takes about 45 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.58 $0.47 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $1.10
  • $0.25
  • $0.04
  • $0.08
  • $0.56
  • $0.80
  • $0.46
  • $0.46
  • $1.83

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the yeast, salt, and sugar. Add the warm milk and melted butter, then gradually add the flour. Incorporate the eggs and knead until the dough is very soft. ≈ 10 min
  2. Roll it out thinly on a floured surface. ≈ 4 min
  3. Spread softened butter evenly, then sprinkle with coffee grounds, grated cheese, and anise. ≈ 2 min
  4. Roll the dough out into a long rectangle, pressing firmly. Cut slices about 4 cm wide and place them on a greased baking sheet. Let them rise for an hour in a warm, dark place.
  5. Bake at 180 °C until golden brown, then drizzle with molasses.

The bill

Golfeados, Venezuelan rolls with papelón and cheese

  • 20 g of baker’s yeast$1.10
  • 250 ml of lukewarm milk$0.25
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 1/2 cup of sugar (100 g)$0.08
  • 350 g of wheat flour$0.56
  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 50 g of melted butter$0.46
  • 50 g of softened butter$0.46
  • 250 g of grated Venezuelan cheese (queso blanco, or feta)$1.83

Total$5.58

that's $0.47 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 20 g of baker’s yeast
  • 250 ml of lukewarm milk
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 cup of sugar (100 g)
  • 350 g of wheat flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 g of melted butter
  • 50 g of softened butter
  • 300 g of cane sugar (raw, unrefined)
  • 250 g of grated Venezuelan cheese (queso blanco, or feta)
  • Star anise seeds, with a flavour
  • Syrup made from melted brown sugar, mixed with a little water.

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