Cheesy Basil Pesto Pull-Apart Rolls
By Joe
Source: King Arthur Baking — Melanie Wanders, Cheesy Pesto Pull-Apart Rolls.
A cheesy pesto pull-apart rolls recipe for 12 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
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Heat the oven. Rolls: In a big bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted using the dough hook, mix the mix, yeast packet, and Parmesan. Tip in the olive oil, pesto, and hot milk. Mix to form a soft, shaggy dough, around 1 minute. Add extra milk, 1 teaspoon after another, till the dough comes together if the dough seems dry or stiff. Put a lid on and leave to rest for 5 minutes. Move the dough to a greased surface if working by hand. Knead the dough till it’s smooth and bouncy, around 5 minutes with greased hands. Scrape up any dough that sticks in order to the surface, applying extra grease to the surface plus your hands if you need to to prevent sticking. Return the dough to the bowl, next put a lid on and leave to rest for 5 minutes. Mix on low speed for around 5 minutes, till the dough starts to gather around the hook if using the stand mixer. Shape the dough in a loose ball before covering plus allowing it to rest for 5 minutes. Heat the oven to 190°C with a rack in the middle. Gently grease a baking tray or line with parchment. To tip in the topping: in a mid-sized bowl, put the pesto for topping. Keep to one side. Move the dough to a greased surface and share it into 12 even pieces (around 70g each). Flatten each piece of dough next shape in tight rounds. Working using one piece of dough after another, carefully put each dough ball in the pesto, roll lightly to coat, next put on the ready baking tray. Repeat with the leftover dough, arranging this rolls in a 4 x 3 pattern so that these edges are barely touching. Put a lid on and let rise for 30 to 35 minutes, or till swollen. Give it 15 minutes, till risen, set, plus just starting to lift on color. With care remove the baking tray from the oven, next scatter the Parmesan and mozzarella uniformly over the rolls. Return the rolls in order to the oven plus keep baking for an extra 8 to 12 minutes, or till the cheese is melted plus brown in spots. This internal temperature of this center rolls should reach 90°C when measured with a digital thermometer. Take out the rolls from the oven and leave till it is cold at least 10 minutes before serving. Eat while warm.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
EU nutrition claims
- Source of protein: 4.2 g protein per 100 kcal, about 17% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
Per serving, from the nutrition table. Condition from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- baking tin or tray
- stand mixer or electric whisk
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 219 kcal |
| Protein | 9.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 21.3 g |
| of which sugars | 4.5 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 10.6 g |
| of which saturates | 3.7 g |
| Fibre | 0.8 g |
| Salt | 0.88 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
4.2 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values


