Cheddar Jalapeño Rolls 

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Cheddar Jalapeño Rolls. Made with slightly sweet butter dough, and filled with a buttery, cheesy thyme filling.

Growing up, we always loved going to a bakery in Texas called Collin Street Bakery. They had so many delicious pastries, cookies and breads, but nothing came close to their delicious cheddar jalapeño rolls. Since moving states, we’ve craved those rolls during the holidays and special occasions. 

Last fall, we set out to challenge ourselves to recreate the recipe. We modified our aunt’s famous sweet rolls and experimented with he cheddar jalapeño filling. We first made a jalapeño cheddar loaf, but then quickly started experimenting with bite size rolls.

Over the holidays, we shared our recipe with our family and we were all obsessed with how much they tasted like the rolls from the Texas bakery. We finally cracked the code and are sharing the recipe with you today!

These cheddar jalapeño rolls are made with a slightly sweet butter dough and filled with a buttery, cheesy thyme filling. They are best served with a delicious homemade dinner or for an appetizer. We promise you, you’re going to LOVE them!

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Cheddar Jalapeño Rolls 

What’s in the recipe?

Milk: The milk is warmed with butter and sugar before incorporated as a dough.

Sugar: The slight bit of sugar added to the dough offsets the rich salty flavor in the cheese.

Butter: Butter is added to the dough to create a rich buttery flavor and soft dough, and also added to the cheese filling.

Quick Rise Yeast: We prefer to use quick rise yeast over regular yeast, because it makes the process faster.

Warm Water: Warm water activates the yeast and helps it fully develop before being added to the flour mixture.

Egg: One egg is added to the dough to help bind the ingredients, provide structure and added flavor.

Flour: Flour is what makes the dough form. We always use unbleached all-purpose flour.

Cheddar Cheese: Cheddar cheese adds such a sharp, rich flavor to the filling.

Parmesan: Parmesan pairs so well with the cheddar cheese and adds more depth of flavor.

Thyme: We love adding herbs to recipes any time we have the chance, and the thyme adds such a vibrant flavor to the cheese filling.

Jalapeños: We deseeded and finely, diced the jalapeños and added them to the cheese filling for a delicious spicy flavor.

Garlic: We minced four garlic cloves to add to the filling. The garlic adds additional flavor to the rolls too.

How to Make the Jalapeño Cheddar Rolls

The cheddar jalapeño rolls are super simple to make and the perfect side or appetizer for a weeknight dinner or dinner party with friends.

Make the Dough…

To start, you’ll have to make the dough. First, heat the butter, milk, and sugar in a small sauce pan until the ingredients are fully dissolved. Set aside an let it cool down for a few minutes.

While the butter mixture is cooling, add warm water and quick rise yeast to the bowl of a stand mixer. Let the yeast bloom for 4 minutes. Then add the milk mixture, egg and 2 1/2 cups of flour. Using the dough hook attachment mix the ingredients on speed 2 for 3 minutes.

Then, add the rest of the flour, 3/4 cup of flour  to the mixture and kneed the dough on speed 2 for 5 more minutes. The dough at this point should be well combined, dense, but still a bit bouncy. Transfer the dough to a greased bowl and let it rise in a warm place (microwave, onto of the stove, or windowsill) for 1 hour.

After the dough has nearly doubled in size, punch the dough to let out the air. Then, place the dough on a floured surface (wither a clean counter or cutting board) and roll out the dough until it’s 1/4 inch thick.

Make the Cheddar Filling…

To make the cheddar filling, combine the cheddar cheese, parmesan, diced jalapeños, 1/4 cup butter, fresh thyme and minced garlic cloves in a medium sized mixing bowl.

Spread the filling across the rolled out dough. You want to make sure you spread it to the edges of the dough, so you get bits of cheese and jalapeño in every bite.

Roll the Dough…

Now this is the fun part! You get to roll the dough just like you’re making cinnamon rolls. So, you can think of these as your new favorite savory dinner rolls.

Start by rolling the long side towards the middle. Keep rolling until you get a long “cinnamon roll” like roll. Then, using a sharp knife, cut the roll in 1 inch pieces.

Bake the Rolls…

Once you finish cutting the cheddar jalapeño rolls, place each one in an individual muffin tin. Cover the rolls and let them rise for another 30 minutes*.

* If you’re short on time, you can skip this step, but they just might not be as fluffy.

After the 30 minute rise, bake the rolls on 350°F for 20-25 minutes. The tops should be golden brown. 

Allow the rolls to cool for a few minutes, then serve and enjoy!

If you made this recipe, we’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment down below or tag us on Instagram showing your homemade meal.

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