These cheese rolls are filled with herbs, garlic and three types of cheese. They’re soft, fluffy and oozy. Perfect straight from the pan.
Commissioned post.
Go on, dive right in. I won’t blame you.
These rolls are soft and fluffy with a slightly crunchy, garlicky top. The dough is infused with mixed herbs and then the rolls are slathered in garlic butter and covered in cheese before being baked in the oven.
They’re so easy and sooooo good.
Garlic and Herb Cheese Rolls
As with any bread, you’ll need to give these skillet rolls some time on their own.
They need ‘me time’. They need a bit of mixing, a bit of kneading and then to be left alone to rise. Then they want to be rolled into balls, nestled into the skillet and tucked into a blanket of cheese before being left alone again.
This is important – you want that second rise to get them as light as clouds.
Clouds of cheese, herbs and garlic. The best kind of clouds.
How to make Garlic and Herb Cheese Rolls
- Step 1: Add the flour, yeast, salt, sugar and herbs to a large bowl, then make a well in the centre and add the warm water and oil and stir well.
- Step 2: Tip onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 7 minutes (or use a stand mixer to knead)
- Step 3: Form into a ball and leave to rise for 1 hour.
- Step 4: Cut the dough into 12 equal sized pieces, roll into balls and place into a greased skillet (ovenproof frying pan, or even a baking tray or casserole dish)
- Step 5: Tuck the cheese round the balls then leave to rise for 30 minutes.
- Step 6: Brush the dough with melted garlic butter, then bake for 25 minutes.
Skillet Rolls
I made these skillet rolls in a Circulon Ultimum skillet. It’s a lovely top quality forged pan and I’m sure I’ll be using it for a lot of dishes. It is so non-stick that it doesn’t even really need oil (yay!) and at 24cm it is the perfect size for so many meals.
Note: I’ve now had this frying pan for over 2 years and it’s still most definitely going strong!
Check out my other skillet dishes:
Vegetarian Sausage Skillet Pizza
Skillet Cornbread with Manuka Honey and Cinnamon Butter
Red Pepper Shakshuka.
Enjoy these Dinner Rolls with:
Kale Soup
Fried Gnocchi
Vegan Laksa Soup
Get the recipe for Garlic and Herb Cheese Rolls
Garlic and Herb Cheese Rolls
Ingredients
- 500 g (4cups) strong white bread flour plus extra for dusting
- 7 g (one sachet) fast-action dry yeast
- 3 tsp dried mixed herbs (oregano, thyme, basil etc...)
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 325 ml (1 ⅓ cups) water lukewarm
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Extra flour for dusting
Cheese toppings
- 125 g (1 cup) mozzarella torn into small pieces
- 50 g (1/2 cup) cheddar grated
- 25 g (1/4 cup) parmesan grated (vegetarian if necessary)
For the garlic butter
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 tsp dried mixed herbs
Instructions
- Place the flour into a large bowl. Add the yeast and salt on either side (don’t let the yeast and salt touch at this stage as the salt could kill the yeast), and add the herbs and sugar.
- Make a well in the centre and pour in the warm water and oil, then stir to mix (it’s fine for the yeast and salt to touch now).
- Tip the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 7 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
- Form the dough into a ball,then place it into a very lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a tea towel and leave it in a warm place to rise for an hour until doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 175C/350F. Lightly grease an ovenproof skillet (aka ovenproof frying pan) with oil.
- Knock the dough back by kneading it for 2 minutes. Cut the dough into 12 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball, then place into the skillet.
- Tuck the three types of cheese into the gaps around the rolls.
- Cover with a tea towel and leave in a warm place to prove for 30 minutes.
- When the rolls have proved again, melt the butter with the garlic and herbs in a pan, then brush the tops of the proved rolls. Place the skillet in the oven and bake for 25 minutes or until golden.
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Thanks for checking out my recipe! I love hearing from my readers. You all allow me to do what I love and write this UK food blog, sharing vegetarian and vegan recipes, vegetable cake recipes and also easy vegan desserts.
Kate x
Disclosure: This post was commissioned by Circulon. All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that make it possible for me to mess up my kitchen and write Veggie Desserts – Healthy Food and Lifestyle.
Lauren
I just love garlic rolls, but the extra cheese is takes these just over the top! They are amazing!
Demeter
Talk about giving your rolls a massive upgrade!! These look amazing and I’m sure everyone will be fighting over who gets the last one!
Aimee Shugarman
This is pure comfort food!
Lisa G
I think homemade rolls are the best part of the holidays and these fluffy ones with garlic and herbs — plus the cheese??? Wow! You’ve hit all my hot spots – making these for Thanksgiving!
Wilhelmina Wessel
These rolls look divine! I am totally into all that cheesy goodness!
Annie
Oh YES! This looks so delicious and dangerous! I wouldn’t be able to stop eating these rolls, I just know it!
Nicole Tingwall
this is all i want for christmas! they look incredible!
Belle
Yummy. Thanks for the recpe.I only used cheddar to make them a bit healthier but really good. I want to try the three cheese version next time.
Julie
Tasty. Bit of a palaver to make (as all bread is) but worth it! Family tucked in and ate far too many.
Sarah
Great recipe. Made these for a dinner party and they disappeared immediately. I didn’t have a skillet so baked them in two round cake pans. Worked perfect.
Jane
Made last night to have with Irish stew. Left out the herbs (cos we don’t like them) but used the garlic butter and cheese and they were delicious.
Sabrina @ Familynano
Wow, they really look amazing!! cant wait to try them!!
choclette
I’m so keen to tuck into those rolls – totally wonderful. That skillet sounds pretty good too. I’ve not heard of Circulon before and will now look out for it.
Sarah (Mum x3x)
Oh yum! These look amazing! I love Garlic and Cheese together, such a nice flavorful combination! May have to pin this recipe to pinterest and try them sometime soon! 🙂
Elizabeth
I could seriously go an entire skillet of these all to myself right now – they look SO good!!!
healthyjon
Ah man they look so good!
Tara L
These looks really good and delicious. I bet these would go good with some spaghetti and sauce.
Alma @ Vorrei
Garlic and cheese? Sounds amazing, Just made these and it is so fluffy and delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
Platter Talk
You had me at Cheesy Garlic! Moans and groans looking at your picture. Lush.
Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine
Kate, these are beautiful! Love your photos.
Florentina
I could eat the entire skillet by myself, cheese, garlic, bread, yummy!
Heather @Bostongirlbakes
Oh my you had me at 3 cheeses 🙂 These look crazy good!
Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs
WOAH! Three types of cheese? These do look amazing. I just need a skillet now…
Aish Padihari
Love that skillet and those buns look so amazing. Bread is my weakness and I’m trying to cut down a bit.., but your recipe is very tempting.
Nicole Glover
Yum! These look very yummy! I have been looking for new baking recipes to try out, so I printed yours;) Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Lucy Parissi
Oh man these look so beyond awesome! I would devour the lot given half a chance. Pinned!
claire toplis
This looks amazing , I could do with this amazing comfort food right now
Kate Hackworthy
I’m all about comfort food these colder days!
Joanne Mallon
Oh my goodness that looks amazingly delicious. Bravo, well done. I’m not eating bread right now so instead I am just going to lean forward and lick the screen.
Sarah Trivuncic, Maison Cupcake
These look magnificent! Always meant to experiment with skillet cookery!
Kate Hackworthy
I love using skillets – so versatile!