Extra cheesy pizza roll pinwheels are the most delicious extra messy cheesy pizza rolls. Baked to perfection with crispy melted cheese squeezing out of the sides. It’s the pizza version of a cinnamon roll! Ideal for Friday movie nights.
It Starts with Pizza Dough
Make my homemade pizza dough that rises on the counter in an hour or grab some from the grocery store. If you buy from the grocery store, make sure to grab the dough ball in a bag you find near the deli or bakery.
The ideal pizza roll pinwheel will hold in the toppings, keep its shape and not be soggy. The trick to that is to use corn meal and olive oil. Sprinkle the counter with a little bit of corn meal before rolling out the pizza dough into about a 12 inch square.
Brush the rolled out pizza dough with olive oil. Adding olive oil before the pizza sauce keeps the dough from getting soggy. Works on regular pizzas too!
Pizza Roll Pinwheels Ingredients
We are keeping these simple. Once the pizza dough is rolled out and ready to go you will need:
- Pizza Sauce – I love to use a can or jar from the grocery store, I look for store-bought pizza sauce that is already full of flavor but doesn’t break the bank. A few of my favorites are Muir Glen Organic or Giant’s Nature’s Promise.You will want to save some for dipping!
- Provolone Cheese Slices – One of my favorite cheeses for pizza. It’s mild, nutty and creamy, a must have.
- Pepperoni – I try to find uncured pepperoni when I can. Pepperoni is option, feel free to keep it vegetarian and skip.
- Italian Cheese Mix or Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- Good Italian Seasoning
We do not want to over-stuff the pizza rolls and I did not use vegetables because they tend to get watery when they bake.
Making the Pinwheels
Once the pizza dough is loaded with toppings, tightly roll it up into a log, like you would for cinnamon rolls. Using a pizza cutter, cut about 1/2 inch pinwheels from the log and place on a cornmeal-sprinkled-prepared sheet pan. The pizza roll pinwheels should not be touching, leave space between each one.
Sprinkle the top with Italian seasoning and bake until they are perfect extra cheesy pizza roll pinwheels.
Extra Cheesy Pizza Roll Pinwheels
Ingredients
- 1 Pizza Dough Ball at room temperature
- ¼ cup Corn Meal divided
- Olive Oil
- 15 oz Can or Jar of Pizza Sauce divided; see blog post
- 10-12 slices Provolone Cheese
- 6 oz Pepperoni Slices
- 1 cup Shredded Italian Cheese Blend or Mozzarella Cheese
- 2 TBSP Italian Seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450F and sprinkle 2 TBSP of corn meal on the bottom of a sheet pan (with edges).
- On the counter, sprinkle with 1-2 TBSP of corn meal and roll out the pizza dough so that it is in a 12 inch x 12 inch square.
- Brush the top of the pizza dough with a thin layer of olive oil, out to the edges of the dough.
- Spoon on the pizza sauce. Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce out to the edges. You will use about ? of the jar or can, set the rest aside for dipping!15 oz Can or Jar of Pizza Sauce
- Layer on the slices of provolone cheese slices, slightly overlapping the edges.10-12 slices Provolone Cheese
- Place on the pepperoni slices.6 oz Pepperoni Slices
- Sprinkle on the cup of shredded cheese.1 cup Shredded Italian Cheese Blend or Mozzarella Cheese
- Starting on the backside of the pizza dough square, tightly roll forward into a log.
- Using a pizza cutter or a sharpe knife, cut about 1 inch thick pinwheels.
- Place them on a prepared sheet pan so that they are not touching.
- Sprinkle on the Italian Seasoning.
- Bake at 450F for 12-15 minutes. Serve with the remaining pizza sauce.
