Pesto Alfredo Pizza Rolls

I mentioned when I made my German bierocks

how good my kolache dough was.  Well, I wanted

to use it another savory way so I decided to make

some Pizza Roll Ups.  They are like cinnamon rolls

except they have pizza ingredients in them.  It’s 

like a calzone but easier and more fun to make!



                                               

                                                   Pizza Roll Ups

                                                     (printable copy)

　
1 (.25 oz.) envelope fast acting dry yeast
1 cup warm milk
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter (melted and cooled)
1 egg, beaten
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Sprinkle yeast over the warm milk in a large bowl and

let stand until foamy. (About 5 minutes)

In a mixer with dough hook add the sugar, salt, butter,
egg and milk/yeast mixture. Slowly add the flour, a
little at time until it is completely mixed in and the
dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.

Lightly flour countertop and knead the dough for 5
minutes. Spray a large bowl with non-stick cooking
spray and cover with plastic wrap and a kitchen towel.
Place in a warm, draft free place and let double in size,
approx. 1 hour.

Put dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll into 

a large rectangle approx. 9" x 15".  Top with whatever

pizza toppings you want and roll up cinnamon roll style

starting at 15" end.  Once it's rolled up pinch your seam

together using a little water if the dough needs help

sticking. 

Using a piece of string, place it about an inch under your

roll and bring up pull across each other and cut your rolls. 

Place on a cookie sheet covered in foil and sprayed with

non-stick cooking spray.  

Bake at 375 degrees for about 30-35 minutes or until 

golden brown.  You may need to broil for a minute or two

to get it nice and brown. 

Besides the dough recipe there really isn't a recipe. 

You can use whatever filling you like.  I happened to
have some leftover pesto and alfredo sauce so I mixed
them together to make a lovely creamy green sauce.

Next I sprinkled on my mozzarella cheese, pepperoni,

pineapple tidbits, green pepper, black olives and

mushrooms.  Don’t forget to add a sprinkling of garlic

powder and oregano to the top before rolling it up.

I have made my share of pizzas at home but my

kitchen has never smelled exactly like a pizzeria

before but this time………Oh my gosh………………

the smell was amazing!  My husband raved about

these things for days.  Sadly, I made them on a

weeknight when my boys were away at the dorms.

My youngest son Tanner texted that night and

asked what we were having for dinner.  I sent him

a picture from my iphone and his response was

“Damn that looks good"!

“It looks better than this"...which was his dinner.
LOL!  I agree Tanner.......I think mine was better
and I promise to make you and your brother some
next time you are home from college.

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