Pepperoni Rolls

Pepperoni Rolls

Ingredients:

Frozen Bread Dough

Pepperoni

Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheese

Italian Seasoning

Olive Oil

Purchase frozen bread dough. They come in these "log" shapes, in plastic bags, sold in the freezer section next to the frozen biscuits. (I used Rhodes brand.)

Loosely cover the frozen bread dough with plastic wrap. Allow dough to thaw for a few hours at room temperature.  (Tip: spray the plastic wrap with cooking oil, or brush with cooking oil and lay it, oiled side down on the bread dough. This allows the bread dough to rise and move easily under the plastic wrap without it sticking or holding back the dough.)

When dough is completely thawed it will be puffed up a bit.

Roll dough out to approximately 11 x 11 square.

One frozen dough log makes one pepperoni roll.

Brush dough with olive oil or whatever cooking oil you prefer.

Lay pepperoni on dough covering entire surface.

Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.  Next, sprinkle with shredded Parmesan cheese.

Lightly sprinkle with Italian Seasoning.

Add a sprinkling of garlic powder.

Roll up dough starting at one edge of square.

Place rolls on baking sheet, leaving space between.

Brush some melted butter on top of uncooked pepperoni roll.

You do not need to let the roll rise. Bake it right away. It will rise up in the oven perfectly.

Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 15-20 minutes.

As with any baking, keep an eye on your roll. This is just an estimated time. You'll know it's done when the roll is golden and makes a hard tapping sound when you tap it with your fingernail...just like when baking a loaf of bread.

Let the pepperoni roll cool before cutting!  Enjoy!!

Recipe from What about Pie

We had this for dinner last night..and they were quite good.  We made 2, a "his" and "hers" roll. (Pat wanted to put onions, peppers and black olives on his!)  Needless to say, it is a lot of food and I took the leftovers for lunch and still have 2 pieces in the fridge for later.