Shelly's Recipe

CHEESE PINWHEEL ROLLS

Category: Bread

1 ball pizza dough
2 Tbls. butter
1 – 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
Parmesan cheese, grated
kosher salt
freshly cracked black pepper
garlic powder

Makes about a dozen rolls

Lightly grease an 8-inch x 8-inch glass baking pan. Set it aside.

Place it on a lightly floured board and roll out the pizza dough in the shape of a rectangle. Melt the butter and pour it in the center of your rolled dough. With your hand or a spatula, spread the butter to cover the dough. Sprprinkle with cheese. Sprinkle the dough with an even layer of finely shredded cheese. I used a mix of mozzarella and cheddar on thick (cover the Parmesan so you don’t really see it), but not too thick.

Sprinkle with a little kosher salt, freshly cracked black pepper, and garlic powder. If you want to add other ingredients (herbs, olives, etc.) add them in a thin layer now.

Roll up the dough in a long tube. Tuck the cheese in as you roll, like you would when rolling a burrito or a spring roll. Cut it into about 12 pieces about an inch or so wide.

Place them together in a corner of the pan to form one roll. Take one roll carefully, so that it doesn’t unroll. Set it in the corner of your prepared pan.

Repeat with the rest of the rolls, until you’ve nestled them all in. Stick the ends into a corner together. They will sort of bake together into one roll. Let rise for 30 minutes. Cover with a lightly greased piece of plastic wrap. Set in a warm place to rise for about 30 minutes.

Preheat your oven to 350. They will not poof up much after 30 minutes. Bake the rolls for about 20 minutes.

They are done when the dough is lightly browned, and the cheese has bubbled up and formed a nice, golden brown crust.