Garlic Cheese Rolls

So I have a few friends that have blogs...some are recipe blogs, some are personal blogs, some are DIY blogs.  I enjoy reading all of them to see what is going on in other people's lives and to get yummy food and awesome home decor ideas. So one day I was reading one of these blogs and they mentioned Ana White (be careful if you click that link because it will be hours before you return to what you were doing before). Ana White is a furniture DIYer. She posts plans for awesome pieces including some Pottery Barn knock offs. The plans are FREE!!!

So I was on Ana White's web page for the 100th time one day and looked at her blog roll (BIG MISTAKE) and found oh so many more blogs that I love.  (Stay tuned for projects from those blogs.) So then those blogs linked to other blogs and so on and so forth and somehow I found this little gem: Our Best Bites.

I wanted to eat and make all the recipes like right then but I grabbed ahold of myself and picked ONE to start with. So here it is and oh my where they yummy!

Garlic Cheese Rolls 

French Bread Dough:


1 Tbsp. yeast

1 1/2 c. warm water

1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

4-5 1/2 c. flour

3 Tbsp. vegetable oil

1 egg yolk



Garlic Butter:

1/2 c. (1 stick) of real butter, no substitutions

1 1/2 Tbsp. garlic bread seasoning


Shredded mozzarella cheese



Combine yeast, water, and sugar in large mixing bowl and allow to stand 10 minutes or until bubbly. Add salt, vegetable oil, and egg yolk (set white aside for later) and combine. Add 3 c. flour and mix well until combined. Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough that barely sticks to your finger. Knead, either by hand or in mixer (my personal and very lazy choice) for another 2-3 minutes. Cover and allow to rise 1 hour.

While dough is rising, combine butter and garlic bread seasoning. Set aside.

Roll your rough into a rectangle that's about 18-20 inches by 6 inches. Smear garlic butter over the entire surface of the dough and then sprinkle with cheese.

Roll up jelly-roll style and then cut into 12 equal slices.  Place each slice in a muffin tin. Cover with a clean cloth. Preheat oven to 350 and allow rolls to rise while the oven is heating.

When the oven is ready, bake for 18-22 minutes.

Once you notice the cheese getting brown, place a sheet of aluminum foil over the rolls (you don't need to press it down or anything, just lay it on top). This will keep the cheese from burning, although it will get pretty brown on top.