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Pizza Rolls
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Pizza Rolls

A super quick way to make Pizza Rolls without using yeasted dough
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Snack
Servings: 12 rolls
Author: Melby

Ingredients

Dough

  • 2 c All-purpose flour
  • 10 ml baking powder
  • 5 ml garlic powder optional
  • 5 ml onion powder optional
  • 2,5 ml salt
  • 50 g butter at room temperature
  • 1 large egg
  • 125 ml milk

Filling

  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce or pizza sauce
  • 1 tbsp sundried tomato pesto optional - use 3 tbsp of tomato sauce if you don't use the pesto
  • 1 c grated cheddar or mozzarella cheese
  • ½ c cooked bacon or chopped ham
  • ½ c sliced, fried onions

Instructions

For the dough

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease a baking sheet (or prepare with greased baking paper).
  • Whisk the dry ingredients together.
  • Rub the butter into the dry ingredients using your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
  • Beat the egg and milk together and add to the flour mixture. Mix until a soft dough is formed.
  • Roll the dough out on a clean, floured surface until it is ½cm thick. Try to keep the dough in a rectangular shape.
  • Mix the tomato/pizza sauce with the pesto and spread it over the dough.
  • Sprinkle ¾ of the grated cheese and all of the other fillings of your choice evenly over the dough.
    Pizza Rolls
  • Roll the dough up lengthwise.
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  • Slice the rolled-up dough into 1,5cm slices and place on the baking sheet and top with the left-over cheese.
    Pizza Rolls
  • Bake for 15 minutes until golden and bubbly. Serve warm with a green salad or roasted veggies.

Notes

  • Pizza Rolls are really as versatile as pizza. Other than the cheese, the recipe fillings are only a suggestion. You can use any filling of your choice. Here are some suggestions:
    • Sliced mushrooms
    • Chopped, cooked bell peppers
    • Left-over cooked chicken
    • Chunks of feta cheese
    • Greens such as spinach or basil
    • Chopped salami or chorizo
    • Cooked chicken bacon (yes, that's what I used in the images)
  • You can use a food processor to pulse the butter and dry ingredients together. I find it's quicker to wash my hands than to wash the food processor!
  • My original recipe only called for tomato sauce on the base. I love the intense flavour of sundried tomato pesto. You can also add a dollop of green pesto such as basil pesto.
  • The Pizza Rolls are about 7cm across. If you want smaller, dainty rolls, divide the dough in half and roll out the two halves separately and top with the filling. Roll up as before and cut 1cm thick slices.
  • The end slices of my roll are usually uneven and mostly empty. I either throw them away, or I bake them with some extra cheese on top as "tasters".