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Extra Cheesy Pizza Roll Pinwheels
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5 from 2 votes

Extra Cheesy Pizza Roll Pinwheels

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. Skip the pepperoni to make it vegetarian.
Cook time does not count for homemade pizza dough rise time (1 hr).
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time27 minutes
Course: Pizza, Snack, Weeknight Dinner
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: Pizza, Pizza Rolls
Servings: 10 pinwheels
Calories: 170kcal

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.
    Pizza dough rolled out into a square.
  • Brush the top of the pizza dough with a thin layer of olive oil, out to the edges of the dough.
    Pizza dough rolled out and brushed with olive oil.
  • 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
    Pizza dough rolled out, adding pizza sauce.
  • Layer on the slices of provolone cheese slices, slightly overlapping the edges.
    10-12 slices Provolone Cheese
    Layering provolone cheese slices onto the pizza roll.
  • Place on the pepperoni slices.
    6 oz Pepperoni Slices
    Adding pepperoni slices onto the pizza roll.
  • Sprinkle on the cup of shredded cheese.
    1 cup Shredded Italian Cheese Blend or Mozzarella Cheese
    Add shredded cheese onto the pizza roll.
  • Starting on the backside of the pizza dough square, tightly roll forward into a log.
    Roll the pizza dough into a pizza roll log.
  • Using a pizza cutter or a sharpe knife, cut about 1 inch thick pinwheels.
    Cut about 1/2 inch pinwheels.
  • Place them on a prepared sheet pan so that they are not touching.
    Place pizza roll pinwheels on the sheet pan so that they are not touching.
  • Sprinkle on the Italian Seasoning.
    Sprinkle on Italian Seasoning onto the top of the cheesy pizza rolls.
  • Bake at 450F for 12-15 minutes. Serve with the remaining pizza sauce.
    Extra Cheesy Pizza Roll Pinwheels fresh out of the oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 727mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 452IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 227mg | Iron: 2mg