🌀 Savory Cheese & Veggie Pinwheel Rolls
Soft, fluffy dough rolled with creamy cheese and colorful vegetables — perfect for snacks, parties, or dinner.
🛒 Ingredients
Dough
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2¼ tsp instant yeast
- ¾ cup warm milk
- ¼ cup warm water
- 3 tbsp oil or melted butter
Filling
- 1½ cups shredded mozzarella (or mix mozzarella + cheddar)
- ½ cup cream cheese (softened)
- 1 red bell pepper, finely diced
- 1 yellow bell pepper, finely diced
- 2–3 green onions, chopped
- Optional: olives, corn, mushrooms
- Salt & pepper to taste
- ½ tsp dried oregano or Italian seasoning
Topping (optional)
- Extra shredded cheese
- Tomato sauce or ketchup (light drizzle)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Make the dough
- Mix warm milk, water, sugar, and yeast. Rest 5 minutes.
- Add oil, salt, and flour. Knead until soft and smooth.
- Cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled.
- Prepare filling
- Mix cream cheese with salt, pepper, and seasoning.
- Chop all vegetables finely.
- Assemble
- Roll dough into a large rectangle.
- Spread cream cheese evenly.
- Sprinkle vegetables, then shredded cheese.
- Roll & cut
- Roll tightly from the long side.
- Slice into 1½-inch rolls.
- Place on a parchment-lined tray.
- Bake
- Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F.
- Optional: drizzle with a little tomato sauce and extra cheese.
- Bake 20–25 minutes until golden and bubbly.
- Serve
- Let cool slightly and enjoy warm 😍
⭐ Tips
- Add cooked chicken or turkey for a protein version
- Brush tops with garlic butter after baking for extra flavor
- These freeze beautifully (before baking)
If you want a quick no-yeast version or air-fryer method, tell me 👍
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