Easy cheese rolls recipe
If you enjoy the taste of crispy, crunchy, baked cheddar cheese, then you will love this cheese rolls recipe.
Servings: 15
Calories: 252kcal
Ingredients
Dough
- 3½ cups flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp yeast
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup oil or melted butter
- 1⅓ cup warm milk
Cheese filling
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup butter (softened)
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp pepper sauce
- 1 tsp oregano
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Equipment
- Stand mixer optional
- food processor optional
Instructions
- Mix warm milk, sugar and yeast in a small bowl. Set aside for 15 minutes.
- Crack the eggs and whisk together.
- Pour in the oil or slightly cooled melted butter.
- Add to the milk mixture after the yeast activates.
- Mix flour and salt in a separate bowl.
- Pour in the wet ingredients.
- Combine and knead until the dough is smooth and soft.
- Cover and rest for 1 hour.
- Grate the cheese and mix in the seasonings like mustard, pepper, oregano and garlic powder (or use a food processor to grate the cheese and combine all the seasonings).
- Punch down the dough after the hour.
- Dust flour on a flat surface. Roll the dough out into a rectangular shape with 1/8-inch to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Rub the softened butter all over the dough.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese mixture over the dough.
- Roll the dough along the longer length into a tight log.
- Place the log in the freezer for about 10 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the freezer.
- Cut the log into 1-inch thick cheese rolls.
- Place on a buttered and floured baking tray.
- Cover for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven at 350°F.
- Bake the rolls for 30 minutes or until the tops are brown and the cheese is crispy.
- Serve hot or cold or freeze for later.