Cheesy Pesto Pull-Apart Rolls

• porcije: 21 servings
• aktivno vrijeme: 2 hours
• ukupno vrijeme: 2 hours 20 minutes

Sastojci

2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast (10 g)

1 cup warm water

3 1/4 cup all purpose flour (415 g)

2 teaspoons white sugar

2 tablespoons salted butter softened

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

2 cups mozzarella cheese (6.5 oz, freshly shredded)

2 cups fresh basil (without stems) (1.5 oz, about a 3 oz package)

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (.5 oz)

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/3 cup hazelnuts (lightly toasted, 40 g or 1.4 oz)

1 teaspoon salt

Upute

In the bowl of a stand mixer add warm water and sugar and mix. Sprinkle yeast on top and let activate for about 10 minutes, until bubbly.

Add butter and mix with the dough hook on low. Add flour, one cup at a time continuing to mix until all is combined and a soft sticky dough forms.

Lightly flour a clean surface and transfer dough to it. Dough will be slightly sticky. Knead a couple of times and shape into a ball.

Transfer the ball into an oiled large bowl (we love our misto to oil the bowl) and cover it with plastic wrap. Let rise until doubled - approximately an hour.

Meanwhile, make the pesto by adding all pesto ingredients to a blender or a food processor. Blend until creamy. Add a tablespoon of water if you would like a looser consistency.

Grease a large baking pan or a 9X13 baking dish (if not making it into a tree or wreath shape). Set aside.

Use a kitchen scale and break off 21 equal sized pieces of dough that are about 1.2 - 1.4 oz each. This is to make a tree or wreath shape, if baking in a baking dish, see recipe notes.

Take each piece of dough and gently spread it open in your palm. Use your other hand and grab a pinch of cheese and add to the center of the dough. Gently fold up the sides of the dough around the cheese and pinch it shut. Add to pan or dish seam side down and spaced about 1/2 inch apart for room to rise. Repeat for all dough balls. (See pictures in post for reference)

Gently cover with a clean kitchen towel or linen and let rise again for about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Once the dough balls have risen again, sprinkle some mozzarella cheese in the corners of the dough balls. Use a silicone brush to generously brush on pesto over the tops of rolls and in the corners. Use as much pesto as you would like, at least 1/2 cup and up to 1 cup.

Finish with the remaining mozzarella cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes until cheese is melty and browned.

Serve and enjoy!

Prehrana

• Kalorije: 180 kcal
• Ukupno masti: 10 g
• Zasićene masti: 3 g
• Nezasićene masti: 7 g
• Trans masti: 0.04 g
• Kolesterol: 12 mg
• Natrij: 373 mg
• Ukupni ugljikohidrati: 16 g
• Dijetalna vlakna: 1 g
• Ukupni šećeri: 1 g
• Proteini: 6 g