Cheese Pinwheel Rolls - Chewy, Doughy & Cheesy Low Carb Bread

This evening I made another batch of my Cheese Pinwheel Rolls and tweaked them slightly. They turned out great! We enjoyed them fresh and hot out of the oven along with last night's leftover Instant Pot Spicy Chicken Chili. These rolls are based on a slightly modified version of my Cheese Head Pizza Crust dough. I've increased the eggs, added baking powder and made a few other changes. You simply press or roll the dough out to an approximate 10" x 15" rectangle and scatter shredded cheese over top of the dough (I used shredded 3-Alarm Spicy Pepper Jack Cheese and Parmesan). After spreading a layer of cheese on top of the dough, you gently roll and nudge the dough with a rubber spatula on one end to begin rolling it into a log that you cut into pinwheels and lay flat on a baking sheet to bake. They turned out unbelievably good! They were flavorful and bready with the familiar chewiness found in regular bread. They can be easily be modified and you can change them up by adding other ingredients to them as well. You could easily scatter some browned ground sausage along with the shredded cheese and make Sausage Cheese Pinwheels to enjoy alongside your eggs in the morning. I may give that a try soon myself. They are super easy to make and if you lightly oil the sheet of parchment that's used to assist rolling the dough into a log it's as easy as pie to do. I hope you give these rolls a try and enjoy them as much as we did. I snapped a couple photos of tonight's Cheese Pinwheel Rolls below as well as included the recipe. Enjoy!

Fresh out of the oven

Ready to be popped into the oven for 20-25 minutes

Cheese Pinwheel Rolls

INGREDIENTS:

8 ounces (2 cups) shredded mozzarella (whole milk or part skim)

3 ounces brick style cream cheese

1 cup almond flour

1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan (powdery style), divided

1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

Dash garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

2 large eggs, beaten

2 tablespoon olive oil, divided

1/2 cup shredded cheese (sharp cheddar, Pepper Jack, etc.)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly spray a sheet of parchment paper with olive oil spray and place on counter. Line a large baking sheet with another sheet of parchment paper and set aside

Place mozzarella and cream cheese in a medium bowl. Heat cheese in microwave on high for 45 seconds; stir and heat an additional 45 seconds to 1 minute, or until a hot melted mass of cheese is formed.

While cheese is melting in microwave, combine almond flour, 1/4 cup Parmesan, salt, baking powder, garlic powder and Italian seasoning together in a small bowl. Add the flour mixture, beaten eggs, and 1 tablespoon olive oil to bowl of hot melted cheese. Quickly fold and stir mixture together with a rubber spatula until a ball of dough is formed (make sure cheese mixture is hot before adding flour and egg). If necessary, microwave for an additional 15 seconds to keep cheese pliable and melted as it is mixed together.

Place ball of dough in center of the lightly oiled parchment paper. Pour remaining tablespoon of olive oil on top of the dough and press and spread the dough out evenly into a rectangular shape about 10" x 15" using a rubber spatula (if necessary, lightly oil rubber spatula to keep it from sticking to dough). Spread or roll dough out to a rectangle about ¼-inch thick. 

Lightly scatter 1 tablespoon Parmesan over top of dough. Top evenly with shredded cheese. Begin lifting the narrower 10" end of parchment, using your rubber spatula to gently nudge the end of dough over to begin rolling. Roll the dough by steadily lifting the parchment paper as you go, rolling it into a log. Once it's completely rolled into a log, use a sharp knife to cut dough log into approximately 10 1-inch thick round pinwheels (or 12 3/4-inch thick pinwheels). Place on parchment lined (or lightly greased) baking sheet, spacing about 1 to 2 inches apart. Sprinkle lightly with remaining tablespoon of Parmesan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and done.