Cheese Pinwheel Rolls

At first, when I saw these on Pinterest, I thought they were cinnamon rolls.  But, I looked closer and realized these rolls are filled with CHEESE!  I knew I had to give them a try.

Ingredients (printable recipe)

1 ball pizza dough (homemade or store bought)

2 Tbls. butter

1 – 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese

Parmesan cheese, grated

kosher salt

freshly cracked black pepper

garlic powder

Directions 

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

On floured surface, roll out pizza dough into a rectangle.

Spread melted butter on top.  Sprinkle cheeses, salt, pepper, and garlic powder on top of butter.

Roll up lengthwise (like cinnamon rolls) and cut 12 pieces with a sharp knife or dental floss.

Carefully place rolls in prepared pan.  Cover with sprayed plastic wrap and let rise in warm place for 30 mins. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Remove plastic wrap. Bake rolls for 20-25 minutes. They are done when dough is cooked and cheese is bubbly and golden brown.

Makes 12 rolls.

Adapted from The Hungry Mouse

The Results...
I was really looking forward to trying Cheese Pinwheel Rolls and I thought my family would love them.  We are all cheese lovers.  Unfortunately, these rolls weren't as good as I had hoped.  They were a bit greasy and not big on flavor.  Dipping them in tomato sauce helps.  They were just OK and we gave them 2 1/2 stars.  It was worth a try, but I don't think I will be making these again.