Hey there, fine reader.
It’s Valentines Day, you know.
I sure hope you have a little (or big) someone you like to kiss and hug. Because hugging and kissing is pretty nice to do on Valentines Day, don’t you think? A long kiss on the lips of your sweetheart, a gentle kiss on the forehead of your scraggly haired 5 year old, a sweet kiss on the cheek for dear old mom, or how about a nice big bear hug for your teenage daughter or son. All good. All great in fact.
I hope you get to have all (or at least one) of the above. 🙂
And if not…don’t sweat it. Tomorrow the day of love will have passed and there will be a lot of cheap Valentines Day candy on clearance at Walmart. Happy days are here again, right?
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 C warm water
- 2 T sugar
- 1 T yeast
- 1/2 t salt
- 4-4 1/2 C flour
- 1 pound deli ham, sliced thin
- 2 C cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
Recipe from Jamie Cooks It Up!
103 comments
These look super yummy!! Just wondering a couple of things. About how big did you roll out your rectangle and would these freeze well?
Roll the dough out about as wide as your rolling pin, about 15 inches by 20 inches…give or take. 🙂 I haven't ever tried freezing them, but my thoughts are that they would freeze really well. Good luck!
~Jamie
I love this recipe! I will be making these this weekend. I might put a little mustard on them before I bake them. Thanks for the tip of letting your baked goods rise in the oven while it heats up. That works so well. Have a great day Jamie!
I LOVE this idea! I think it will be great in my son's lunches. I guess my question is, are they still yummy cold??? Do you have any other lunch “sandwich” ideas, my son does not like the standard PB&J or really any sandwich for that matter! Thanks!
Thanks for your question. They are pretty darn good cold, as well as hot. I sent them in my kids lunch for several days after I made them. Good luck! Hope you enjoy them.
~Jamie
Yummy! These look delicious and I know my family would love them! Can't go wrong with ham and cheese 🙂
I was just going to ask the same thing about freezing them, but I think they probably would. I am definitely going to try these out tomorrow! And I'll freeze some and let you know how it works out… Thanks for the recipe!
These really look delicious. I am new to your blog and based on this entry decided to spend sometime browsing through your earlier posts. I'm so glad I did that. I really like the food and recipes you share with your readers and I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
What a wonderful recipe–I really like that you make your own dough! My boys will love these!
Hey Jamie, do you think I could get away with making these with swiss cheese?
Would frozen bread dough work with these?
Hi, again, I was the one who asked about packing these in my sons lunch. WELL…..He LOVED it, so did my kids who are still at home (I loved them too!). So easy to put together and so good. The dough is beautiful! The crispy cheese on the bottom is the best! Thank you for ANOTHER great recipe! (Makes me wonder why I never did this before, I am constantly making homeade pizza and pizza rolls……thanks for coming up with it and sharing!)
I make a similar recipe. I sprinkle on some dried onion soup mix. It is one of my 22 year old son's favorite meals.
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Ok so I think if I made 24 of these I would end up eating the extra 12. Not really on the diet plan! Do you think you could do cinnamon rolls out of the other 1/2 of the dough? Would you cook them the same? Yes, cinnamon rolls would also NOT be part of the diet plan but I can avoid sweet easier than I can avoid savory. Or would freezing the dough work better to have for next time? What is your expert advice?
Tracy,
I would go ahead and make the whole batch, then freeze half of them in a gallon sized ziploc bag. Then you can have some for another meal. 🙂 However, if you would like to make cinnamon rolls, this dough would work well for that. The dough itself doesn't freeze very well. Good luck! Hope you love the recipe.
~Jamie
I made these and they were really good, but I didn't have to add more than about 3 cups of flour. 4 -4 1/2 cups of flour would have been way too much. Is the the measurement right for the flour?
Hi Anonymous,
I usually add right around 4 cups to mine, however this changes depending on the weather. I'm so glad you liked them. Thanks for letting me know.
~Jamie
Hi… these do look wonderful! Question about freezing them… would you suggest freezing them prior to baking or after?
Hi Inger,
It's best to bake them first, then let them cool and pop the leftovers into a freezer safe ziploc bag. Good luck! Hope you enjoy them.
~Jamie
I really think these would be good with scrambled eggs and fresh fruit for breakfast, brunch or breakfast for dinner.
This may sound silly, but can I hand mix the dough? My fiancè bought me a nice mixer for my Birthday, but I can not use it while living in my parent's solar-powered house.
Hi Jessie,
You can definitely mix them by hand. I would knead the dough for about 5 minutes, then cover it and let it rise in a warm spot for about and hour. Then you'll be ready to roll it out and shape it.
Good luck! Hope you get to use your mixer soon!
~Jamie
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Thank you! I hope to make these soon.
oh BE STILL MY HEART! LOL! yummy yummy yummy!
I make these all the time except I mix a little mayo and dijon mustard together, spread on the dough, then top with the ham and cheese. Also, I use swiss cheese, but that’s just a personal choice.
FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD TECH!! Ft. Bradley
So good!!! Just made these!!!
Hi Jamie,
I’ve made these before and absolutely loved them. I visit your site often and would like to thank you for all the amazing recipes. I was wondering if its possible to make these the day before, put them in the fridge and then cook them before guests arrive. Thanks again for sharing.
Could you use a premade dough of some sort? Just curious. I also do not have a stand mixer. Should I use handheld or mix by hand?
Hi Alicia,
You certainly can use premade dough. I would recommend using Rhodes frozen dough. Just follow the thawing instructions on the back of the package. Good luck!
~Jamie
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They look amazing! If I made them a day ahead of time would they be too dry? I thought you might have to use a sauce of some kind with something like this.
Cris,
They won’t be quite as good the second day, however it you pop them back into the oven just for a few minutes to warm them, they will be wonderful. Good luck! Hope you love them!
~Jamie
Just made these for supper…let me just say my daughter Never!!! Has seconds and she did tonight! She also ignored the corn on her plate, which is her favorite veggie! Yum yum yum
Maybe someone already asked this, but did you use a conventional oven, or a convection oven? Putting both pans in at the same time, do they cook evenly? 🙂 they look so yummy x
This looks like such a great idea but I’m not so fond of ham and cheese so I’m gonna slather some cheez whiz on the dough and layer it with roast beef and cooked onions and peppers. And I’m using frozen dough so.. Hope for the best?
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Do you think the dough could be made in a bread machine set to the dough setting?
This sounds sooooo good!
Shelly,
Absolutely. Good luck!
~Jamie
170 F or C ?
Made these tonight. Served half with supper and froze the rest once they cooled. Very good! And went together so fast. Definitely adding these to my rotation 🙂
I made a couple changes. I used ham and salami with mozzerella and about 1/4 cup Italian dressing. I also didn’t cut them into rolls, I just baked the loaves and cut slices after baking. Awesome and versatile recipe! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
What type of yeast did you use?
Leah,
I use active dry yeast. Good luck!
~Jamie
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Looks so so good – I don’t have a stand mixer though can this dough recipe be made without one ?
Sue,
If you are kneading it by hand, I would suggest letting it rise for an hour afterwords. Then punch the dough down, and knead it again for several minutes. Then you should be ready to shape it and bake. Good luck!
~Jamie
I think these would be good with pineapple and mozz. cheese and then dipped in pizza sauce. (:
These were great! Thank you for helping us out of our dinner rut. We only needed 12 (there is only 4of us) so I am using the other half to make breakfast pinwheels. Finned with scrambled eggs and sausage!
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I just made these for breakfast and it is amazingly good!
Had some leftover dough n I rolled them to make cinnamon rolls. Equally perfect!
Thank you Jamie! Looking forward to more bread recipe fom you!! Hugz!
I made these this evening. Mixed the dough by hand, gave it a good rest til it doubled, rolled out and added pizza sauce, pepperoni, and cheese. I only baked one pan at a time as I was nervous about 2 pans in my conventional oven but I don’t think these will last til next week for my son’s lunches.
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I made these..but they turned hard..I don’t have a professional mixer,,I used the regular one..and maybe the water was to hot..tell me what i DID WRONG!! but I really like the flavor!!
Carmen,
A Kitchen Aid mixer really can make all the difference. Also, make sure that you aren’t adding too much flour, or cooking them too long. Good luck!
~Jamie
Hi Jamie,
My water is always either too hot or too cold and my yeast ends up dying. My thermometer isn’t working right now. I just wanted to know how warm is warm and if it isn’t warm enough are we baking at 170 to help the yeast react?
Thanks!
Nykiah
Hi Nykiah,
Thanks for your question. The water should be warm, but not hot. Might I ask if you are using old yeast? Sometimes yeast can loose it’s luster and stop working well if it gets too old. You may want to check the expiration date. Also, putting it in a warm oven just helps speed up the rising time, the yeast should have already started to activate it step 2, when it’s added to the warm water. If your yeast/water mixture doesn’t bubble up I would bet your water is too cold, or your yeast is too old. Hope this helps!
~Jamie
Could you use the pizza dough in grocery stores? If so, how much and should you still let it rest?
I really love these! I’ve made them once before and I just had to make them again. Throw in a salad and it’s dinner!
This recipe is amazing! Makes enough to give my family 2 days of meals. I switched it up one morning and used the dough for cinnamon rolls.. DELISH! Thank you! Thank you!!
I tried this for niece party and it was gone in matters of seconds. this was an easy receipt thank you so much for sharing. I do have a question, if you are making more then 24 rolls can you raise all the dough on several pans in 170 degrees and pull 2 pans out and place 2 pans in and after those raise , can you start baking them or will it mess them up . I hope I just didn’t sound confusing. also another question I have is if u do the receipt for cinnamon rolls do u use plain cinnamon or mixed with sugar and if doing like pizza bites, do u do with sauce or no. thanks again