Tasty Tuesday!!

Yes, I know it is Wednesday.. BUT.. I love cooking and baking, and I just don't do it often enough for the pure enjoyment of it. Sure, I cook dinner nearly every day, but that's usually just to keep the family fed.

I want to cook more for enjoyment, and I want to blog more. Two birds, one stone. TASTY TUESDAYS!!

Today I decided to make Pepperoni Rolls.

When I lived in West Virginia, they sold the most delicious Pepperoni Rolls at a gas station (I think it was in Harrisville). I have never been able to find them anywhere outside of the state of WV, but in an attempt to mimic them my grandmother made them from me once. One word: Heaven!!

I was never able to get the recipe that my grandmother used, but one day I was searching the recipe app on my phone and I stumbled across one that looked pretty easy. So, I decided to give it a try for Tasty Tuesday (or... err... Wednesday!)

The Plan:

Pepperoni Rolls

5 cups unbleached flour (I used half unbleached and half wheat)

1 1/4 cup Sugar

1 pk active dry yeast

1 1/2 c warm water

1/2 cup dried milk

1/4 cup oil

1 egg

Mozzarella cheese

Pepperoni

Mix all ingredients (except flour, pepperoni, and cheese) in a large bowl.

Add flour a cup at a time.

Set aside in a warm place, and let rise for one hour

Break off a piece of dough spread it out, and fill with pepperoni and cheese.

Fold dough over and seal

Bake on greased cookie sheet at 450 degrees for 8 minutes or until golden brown.

The Procedure:

I put all the ingredients into my Kitchen Aid mixer bowl. (Except flour, pepperoni, and cheese)

I slowly added the flour until it was all mixed through. Then I took it out of the mixer and kneaded it by hand for a bit. I put it in a bowl, and covered it with a damp cloth. Set the timer for an hour, and went and played with my little girl.

After the hour, the dough had risen a bit. I took it from the bowl and kneaded it a bit more. I floured the counter, and rolling pin so the dough didn't stick. I took a small amount of dough and rolled it out flat.

I put a little cheese, and about five or six pepperoni slices on each roll, and then sealed them shut my basically pinches the sides around the cheese/pepperoni. I used a small bowl of water to wet my fingers to rub it on the dough to help it stick.

I laid the seam side down on a greased cookie sheet, and put them in the oven at 450 degrees for about 18 minutes. I know the recipe only says 8 minutes, but I think I made my rolls WAY big. That's okay.. more to eat. ;)

The Product:

They turned out pretty good, though they are a bit dry and did get a bit over brown. I realized as I was making this post that I totally forgot the egg (Doh!). Other than that, they are yummy. ;) Bread, cheese, and pepperoni. You can't go wrong. My husband likes them, the kids like them Score!

BUT, they were nothing like my grandmother made. ;)