Pizza Rolls
This recipe was submitted, at my cousins’ requests, by their mother Sarah.
One day a few weeks ago, she came across a recipe for cinnamon buns made with pizza dough… and the wheels started turning. Yes, cinnamon buns are great, but what if we could do something way less sweet. What if…
A few days later, I get the call.
“Rachel! You have to try out this recipe!”
“Mom made it on Sunday night and they were great!”
“Everyone loved them!”
I later confirmed with my grandmother, who was over for dinner that night, that these were absolutely delicious.
Here's Sarah’s submission!
Ingredients
1 premade refrigerated pizza dough
1 large tub Vegetaball's pesto
6-8 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into small chunks or strips
1-2 roma tomatoes cut into small chunks
(Optional) pine nuts, roughly chopped
Preheat oven to 375.
Coat an 8x11 pan with cooking spray.
Stretch or roll out dough until roughly 16x10. Generously spread pesto over the entire surface. Sprinkle mozzarella and tomatoes evenly over pesto.
Starting at the long end closest to you, roll dough into a log. Slice 1 1/2" pieces, you should get about 12 rolls. Place in coated pan, spaced evenly (can be touching). Sprinkle pine nuts on top if desired.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until dough is cooked through and golden brown on top. Serve hot with marinara sauce on the side for dipping.