I make these rolls atleast twice a month coz I have a cheese lover in the family. She can have anything dairy for all 3 meals, 365 days a year. Yes! That’s my daughter for you!
I know most of you may wonder why I cant just get these from the bakery! Why do I go through the entire bread making process myself?!Well….. I make it wayyy healthier by using wholemeal flour and we do not use softening ingredients or stabilizers. We make it 100 % natural and healthy.
It’s literally a cheese bomb! Serve it hot/warm so the cheese can ooze out! Yummmm!!!!!!! great for snacks/snack box!
Makes 15 rolls
INGREDIENTS:
warm milk – 1 cup
sugar – 2 tbsps
instant yeast – 2 and 1/4 tsp
egg – 1
salt – 1 and 1/2 tsp
dried herbs (italian seasoning) – 1 tsp
garlic, minced – 2
wholemeal bread flour – 2 cups (see notes)
all purpose flour – 3/4 cup (see notes)
unsalted butter, softened – 2 and 1/2 tbsps
mozarella cheese – 300 g
egg,lightly beaten – 1
salted butter – for brushing once the rolls come out of the oven
PROCESS:
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, add the sugar and warm milk. Add the yeast and give it a stir.
- Add in the egg and give it a good whisk.
- Next, add the salt, dried herbs and garlic and mix well.
- Add in the flour and mix on low speed. You can also mix with a big spoon because it will be too stick to use your fingers.
- Knead for atleast 10 minutes with your hands or the stand mixer. Once the dough has come together (it will still be sticky at this stage) add the butter.
- After you mix for 2 minutes, the dough will be wet but no longer sticky. At this point roll into a ball and tuck the uneven edges at the bottom.
- Cover and keep in a warm place to rise till its doubled in size. Mine took 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Choose a baking pan that will fit 15 rolls. line it with parchment paper and keep it ready.
- Cut the mozarella cheese into 1 inch cubes and keep it ready.
- Once the dough has doubled, lightly flour your work surface and place the dough on the counter. Gently press it down so that it deflates.
- Divide the dough equally into 15 balls.
- Take each ball and roll it out roughly into a circle. Place 1 cheese cube in the middle and close it by bringing the edges together. pinch the edges closed so that it looks like a ball.
- Do the same for the rest of the dough and arrange it on the baking tray leaving little space for the dough to rise.
- Cover and leave it in a warm place for the second rise, say about 30 minutes or until doubled.
- Preheat the oven at 180 degrees celcius.
- Brush the rolls with the egg and bake in the pre heated oven for about 18 to 20 minutes or until browned.
- When its done baking, brush it immediately with some butter and let it cool on the counter.
- It will become nice and soft once it has cooled down.
- Pop it into the microwave before eating and serve warm.
NOTES:
- I have used 2 cups wholemeal flour and 3/4 cup all purpose flour. but you can choose to use all purpose flour completely or even half and half. Its completely upto you.
