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Bacon Cheddar Rolls

Bacon Cheddar Rolls are incredibly flavorful with bacon and melty cheese oozing out of the layers of pillowy dough! Just four ingredients and you'll have these bacon-studded rolls before you know it, ready to disappear the moment they hit the table!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time22 minutes
Total Time42 minutes
Course: Appetizer, bread, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 9

Equipment

  • 1 square baking pan*

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bread dough
  • 1/4 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2/3 cup cooked and crumbled bacon
  • chopped parsley optional

Instructions

  • *Before starting, make sure you have the frozen bread dough completely thawed as instructed on the package.
    1 pound bread dough
  • Grease a 9×9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350℉.
  • Place the thawed bread dough on a clean surface and roll it out to a rectangle (around about 14 inches by 10 inches).
  • Spread the softened butter on top of the dough.
    1/4 cup butter
  • Top with the shredded cheese and crumbled bacon.
    1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 2/3 cup cooked and crumbled bacon
  • Roll the dough up nice and tight then use a serrated knife to cut the log into 9 equal-sized slices.
  • Place the rolls in the prepared pan (three rows of three).
  • Optional: Cover and let the rolls rise in a warm place for up to 30 minutes.
  • Bake for 22-25 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with parsley, if desired, and enjoy warm!
    chopped parsley

Notes

*I use a 9×9 inch square baking dish.  If you don’t have a 9-inch square pan, you could use a 7×11-inch pan.
*I also tested this recipe with a 13.8 ounce tube of refrigerated pizza dough and it turned out great (though I still prefer the texture and flavor of frozen bread dough!).