Description
Cheesy garlic rolls bring southern comfort to your table with irresistible warm bread oozing with melted cheese and aromatic herbs. Pillowy dough wrapped around herbed cheese creates a perfect side that welcomes hungry diners to savor each delicious bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 12 frozen unbaked yeast rolls, thawed but still cold
- 36 ½-inch cubes Colby Jack cheese
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese (or Colby Jack/Mozzarella)
Cheese and Seasoning:
- 2 tablespoons (2 tbsp) grated Parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon (½ tsp) dry Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoon (1 tbsp) fresh parsley, finely chopped
Liquid and Aromatics:
- 4 tablespoons (4 tbsp) unsalted butter, melted
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced
Instructions
- Coat the interior of a 12-cavity muffin tin generously with melted butter, ensuring complete coverage of bottom and sides. Reserve the remaining butter for later use.
- Remove frozen rolls from packaging and allow them to soften at ambient temperature for approximately 15 minutes, maintaining a cool state.
- On a smooth, non-adhesive surface, gently press each roll into a circular shape measuring roughly 3 inches in diameter.
- Position three cheese cubes precisely in the center of each flattened dough circle.
- Carefully gather the dough’s edges, pressing and sealing them together to create a compact parcel encasing the cheese.
- Carefully nestle each sealed roll into the buttered muffin tin, positioning them with the sealed side facing downward.
- Drape a slightly dampened cloth over the rolls, creating a humid environment to facilitate rising. Allow the dough to expand for approximately one hour until they have visibly doubled in volume.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F, preparing for baking.
- Combine the remaining melted butter with Parmesan cheese, finely chopped parsley, Italian seasoning, and minced garlic, creating a fragrant herb-infused mixture.
- Liberally brush the garlic butter concoction across the surface and sides of the rolls.
- Sprinkle a combination of grated Parmesan and shredded cheddar cheese over the buttered rolls.
- Transfer the muffin tin to the preheated oven and bake for 18-22 minutes, monitoring until the rolls transform into a puffy, golden-brown delicacy.
- Remove from oven and serve immediately while warm for optimal flavor and texture.
Notes
- Insider’s tip: freezer-stored rolls work perfectly for this quick garlic cheese creation.
- Cold dough transforms magically when gently coaxed into cheesy, buttery masterpieces.
- Muffin tin helps shape these rolls into perfectly portioned, golden-edged delights that’ll vanish faster than you can say “cheese”.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg