Okay, so have you ever just had those moments of epiphany, when you’re just sitting there and some perfectly-formed idea pops into your brain? For days, I had been mulling things over–French bread dough…garlic butter…cheese–but I just could NOT figure out the logistics of it all. And then one day, it just came to me and I couldn’t make them fast enough. And they were even better than I imagined.
Don’t get me wrong, this is no health snack–I mean, we’re talking butter AND cheese here (my dietitian friend Emily should probably just avert her eyes now). But oh. My. Gosh. these are so good. And one perk is that one is pretty much enough, so all you have to do is find enough people to help you eat them so you don’t have any leftovers and it’s not TOO bad of a nutritional train wreck!
Cheesy Garlic Bread Swirls
Recipe by Our Best Bites
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.
Now…here’s a little trick I’ve been using a lot lately. I really, really hate cleaning up flour on my work surface after I’ve been working with dough, but I obviously have to use SOMETHING to keep it from sticking. If you spray a little non-stick cooking spray on your work surface and your rolling pin, your dough won’t stick and clean-up is super easy!
Anyway, 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 use dental floss to cut into 12 equal slices. Of course, I kind of forgot to take pictures of this whole process, but if what I’m saying makes no sense, check out the orange roll recipe to see what I’m talking about. 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.
You’re going to need to keep a CLOSE eye on these puppies during the last 10 minutes or so–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. It’s okay, though, because the insides are still all ooey-gooey.
Pull these out of the oven and eat ’em up ASAP! If you want to try and counteract the butter/cheese/white flour combo, pair these up with Italian Turkey Soup or dip ’em in some luscious, veggie-filled pasta sauce.
Recipe by Our Best Bites
Ingredients:Â
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
Instructions:
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.
Now…here’s a little trick I’ve been using a lot lately. I really, really hate cleaning up flour on my work surface after I’ve been working with dough, but I obviously have to use SOMETHING to keep it from sticking. If you spray a little non-stick cooking spray on your work surface and your rolling pin, your dough won’t stick and clean-up is super easy!
Anyway, 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 use dental floss to cut into 12 equal slices. Of course, I kind of forgot to take pictures of this whole process, but if what I’m saying makes no sense, check out the orange roll recipe to see what I’m talking about. 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.
Questions & Reviews
Robbi–Yep, just use regular, rapid rise yeast and all-purpose flour! Hope that helps! 🙂
First, these look great! Thanks! Couple of questions though. 1. what kind of yeast? I'm using rapid rise yeast, would I still use a tablespoon? 2. what kind of flour? I'm assuming all-purpose since it's not stated. But was wondering if I should use bread flour? THANKS, these look great!
I made these for my husband for our Valentine's dinner. They were divine! If carbs weren't so dangerous I would make these all the time! LOL 🙂
These were awesome! Next time I will make a double batch though because we couldn't stop eating them they're so good. I was surprised that they were so easy to make and turned out so nicely, bread never turns out well for me. We had them with the Sunday beef stew.
I made these last week. O. My. WORD.!!!!! There is NOTHING little about these. This was THE BEST thing I have made in a long time. THANK YOU for posting! I did use some granulated garlic and fresh garlic in place of the seasoning, as I wasn't sure what was in your seasoning. YUM!
I wanted to edit this, but ended up deleting it accidentally, but I agree with the poster above me about the grease fire. Its ok though, because my oven was due for a good cleaning anyway and THESE WERE SO WORTH IT!!!
I made these last night to go with a glazed pork tenderloin, zucchini fries, and the asian cabbage salad. The salad was FANTASTIC, the tenderloin was great, but these delicious-sounding things proved problematic, to say the least. I sprayed the muffin pan with non-stick spray… and during the baking of these (and the zucchini fries), the butter spread melted onto the pan… and then dripped down to the bottom of the oven… which started a grease fire, of sorts… and since we are in the process of moving, we didn't have any fire extinguishers on hand. So much for the romantic dinner, but at least it was a memorable first Valentine's Day!
quick question…. I am making these right now, literally in the oven! Just wondering one thing- In the recipe it says to save the egg white for later. I didnt come across the part where is says what to do with the egg white. Can you help? Thanks!
PS- I just ordered your cookbook. I guess I should say, I pre-ordered it. I Cant wait to get it! : )
Shannon
Thanks Kate!
I did make these and too thought they would probably make about 24. Maybe The dough needs to really be punched down? I just had trouble getting them into my regular muffin tins! They were absolutely delicious.. and they are great warmed back up in the microwave the next day. My husband has requested them again for dinner tonight!
Nichelle–You can if you want! It wouldn't hurt anything and it could help if your dough's a little on the soft side.
Fantastic! One question… Do you grease the muffin tin?
Anne, I've never tried it, but based on previous experience, you should be fine shaping the rolls then covering them and freezing them immediately. Then you can just take the whole pan out of the freezer, let it stand on the counter for several hours (until the rolls are doubled) and bake them that way.
Hope that helps! 🙂
I see someone asked earlier if these could be prepared, frozen, and then baked at a later time. Have you tried that at all, or do you think it'd work with these?
I love this recipe! I use cheddar, mozerella and fresh parmesan inside…Love them! Thank you!
I can't wait to try this one! Thanks for sharing:)
Made these for a party tonight and they were a huge hit! I doubled the recipe. There were 10 of us and I had a lot left over.
First I have to say that yeast and I don't get along. But I made these tonight in a big rush. I only put in 3 1/4 cups of flour; let them rise for 30 min. They turned out perfect!!! Great companion to your sausage and tortellini soup as well. Compliments all around! Now I need to go exercise all those calories off!
made this tonight to accompany the creamy pesto pasta. The only difference is that i had a ball of pizza dough that i bought at the grocery store that i used and instead of using all the separate herbs i just used Italian seasoning. Such a hit with my hubby and father in law! i would have added more cheese next time though so it just ooozed out
I cannot express how yummy and easy this was to make!!! I used pampered chef's parm and garlic seasoning.
De.lish!! My family loved them! I think I ate half of them. Super tasty.
These were AWESOME. I just made them with Parmesan chicken. A new staple for sure! And of course, I had to blog about it: http://ducksoven.blogspot.com/2010/10/parmesan-chicken-and-garlic-butter.html
These were delicious. Everyone loved them. Thanks for posting!
so this recipe makes 12 rolls? I am trying to feed around 10 people so I wasn't sure if I needed to double it, it just seemed like a lot of flour for 12 rolls…please email me back at [email protected]….thanks! love your blog!
Do you think there is any way to freeze some of these after cutting/before cooking? We don't really need them all at once… well, I might think I do, but I don't.. ha! Do you think they could defrost and cook at another time or does that not work with yeast dough?
The fact that I was willing to turn on my oven and make these in Arizona, in JULY, tells you how irresistible these LOOKED. They tasted even better! They were worth every minute of the hot kitchen that came with them. What a brilliant idea. Thanks for another delicious recipe!
I made these for dinner the other night and my husband took the leftover ones to work the next day in his lunch. (gasp i know I actually managed not to eat them all) Anyway he said even his coworkers were drooling over the yummy cheesy goodness. SOOOOOO sinfully yummy.
You know what Denise- I think that's because in the normal french bread recipe
https://ourbestbites.com/2008/09/french-bread-hoagies-and-buns.html
you use the yolk in the dough and then mix the white with cold water for an egg wash. You don't need an egg wash for these so the water shouldn't be there. Good catch!
I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!! everything i've made my family loves!!!
one question on these though….where does the cold water come in? i can't find it anywhere and i'm thinking i've looked too many times….
These were a thing of beauty! So wonderful and yummy! This is definitely a recipe I'll use again and again!
Making these right now, and I, too, couldn't find the part in the directions that says what to do with the cold water. What am I missing!?
4 for 4.
(p.s. I was TOTALLY afraid of rolls. I had messed them up a few times a few years ago and so I shied away. I made the dinner rolls from this site at Christmas and these rolls and they have both turned out so perfect. Thanks so much for helping me gain Bread Confidence!)