High Altitude Pull Apart Pizza Rolls
These homemade pizza rolls are made with soft garlic herb bread dough, filled with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.
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Equipment
- Stand Mixer with Dough Hook
- 9x13 Baking Dish
Ingredients
- 1 recipe Cheesy Garlic Herb Bread Dough
- 1 - 1 ½ cups grated mozzarella cheese
- 6 oz pepperoni
- 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
Make the Dough
- Make the cheesy garlic herb bread dough as instructed.
- Scrape the dough into a greased bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and set in a warm place to rise until doubled in size. This could take anywhere from 45-90 minutes, depending on the freshness/brand of yeast, and how warm your kitchen is.If your oven has a bread proof setting, you can use that. Otherwise, preheat your oven to the lowest setting, turn it off, then set the dough inside to rise.
Shape the Rolls
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and flour the top of the dough, too. Gently roll the dough out into a rectangle, measuring 9x18 inches.
- Use a pastry wheel cutter or pizza cutter to cut the dough into 12 rectangles (3 down and 4 across).
- Sprinkle the dough with the mozzarella cheese, then arrange the pepperoni on each rectangle. I like to use about 6 slices of pepperoni per roll.
- Roll up the rectangles of dough with the cheese and pepperoni inside, then arrange the rolls in a greased 9x13 inch baking dish.Baker's Note: If you want to make the dough and shape the buns the night before a party, complete all the steps up to this point, cover the baking dish with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, proceed to the next step. The buns may need an hour or longer to come to room temperature and warm up before they start to puff and fill the pan. Once they do, they're ready to bake.
- Cover the pan loosely with a clean kitchen towel, and set aside until the buns are starting to puff up and touch each other, about 20-30 minutes.
Bake
- Preheat the oven to 375 F, and position a rack in the center of the oven.
- Gently brush the 2 tbsp milk over the rolls.
- Bake the pizza rolls for about 30 minutes, until golden brown on top and baked through. If you insert a digital instant read thermometer into the rolls, it should read at least 195F.
- Let cool for several minutes, then serve hot with your favorite pizza sauce for dipping.
Notes
Store leftover buns in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 day, or in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat, place the buns in the oven and warm them at 300 degrees F for about 5-7 minutes, or reheat in the microwave at 50% power for 30-40 seconds.
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