Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Rolls
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Soft, fluffy breakfast rolls stuffed with sausage, egg, and cheese.
Today I have for you an incredible breakfast roll. These rolls are like an entire breakfast wrapped in a puffy roll. They are the epitome of comfort food.
For these rolls, I took my favorite glazed apple cinnamon rolls and adjusted the dough recipe ever so slightly to achieve an even fluffier roll. This is one puffy cloud of breakfast heaven!
The dough is soft and slightly sweet. The rolls bake up big, airy, and puffy. The center is filled with breakfast sausage (I used the spicy kind, minced onion, egg, and sharp cheddar cheese. Sounds like breakfast perfection to me.
You know what would make these rolls even more perfect?
Some homemade gravy to dip them in!
Okay, okay. I know you are trying to cut back on all of the unhealthy foods after a four-day stuff yourself stupid-fest. But can I just say that these breakfast rolls are dying to get in your belly!
That’s what they told me anyhow.
Sausage and Cheese Breakfast Rolls
Ingredients
For the filling
- 16 ounces (453 g) breakfast sausage
- ¼ cup (36 g) onion, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 cup (113 g) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
For the rolls
- ¼ cup (60 ml) milk
- ½ cup (129 g) water
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast, 1 packet
- 3 cups (390 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup (56 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
Instructions
Make the filling
- In a medium-sized skillet, cook the sausage and onion until the sausage is cooked through. Drain the grease and transfer mixture to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Allow mixture to cool.
- Add the remaining ingredients for the filling, stir to combine.
Make the rolls
- In a small saucepan, combine the milk, water, and sugar. Heat over low heat until the mixture reaches 115ºF degrees. Remove from heat. Stir in the yeast and let sit for 5 minutes.
- Combine 1 cup of the flour, salt, butter, egg, and yeast mixture in a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed until blended. Gradually stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes). Cover with a kitchen towel and let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll the dough out into an 8×14-inch rectangle. Spread the filling evenly over the dough, leaving a 1-inch margin on the outer edge. Roll up the dough, starting with the long side. Pinch the seams to seal. Use a sharp knife to cut the roll into 10 equal-sized rolls. Place each roll cut side down in a lightly greased 9×13-inch pan or 10-inch pie pan.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until the rolls have doubled in size. Preheat the oven to 375ºF degrees. Bake the rolls for 25-30 minutes or until golden. Allow rolls to cool in the pan on a wire rack.
Nutrition
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Jen these look great. I also like the photography on your site – basic, important, full of light and getting all the right details in.
Thank you for the kind words, Aida!
A balanced breakfast? One of these in each hand, I think. LOVE!
I like the way you think!
Oh my holy heck. These? NEED to happen, stat!
Yes! Yes they do. Make them, now! 😀
I’m not a breakfast person but these sausage and cheese rolls look delicious. I bet some bacon thrown in would taste awesome as well. 🙂
I’m usually not a breakfast person either. There are those rare moments though, when I crave breakfast food. Yes! Bacon would be excellent in these!
these are nice and big, the way they should be. i love the idea and it totally doesnt need to always be about the cinnamon and sugar when it comes to buns 🙂
Thanks so much, Kelsey!
what a delicious way to wake up in the morning!
I agree. A totally delicious way to wake up! Thank you so much, Caralyn!
This looks great! I like that it’s a filling and portable breakfast! My family would love this, and using the spicy sausage is a nice touch.
Thanks, Thao!
These are the perfect, weekend breakfast treat. My boys would go crazy for these!
Thanks, Matt!
what a delicious way to wake up in the morning!
These rolls look like the perfect breakfast to ease back into Monday after a long weekend. I love these rolls, Jen! Such a great idea to swirl in some sausage and cheese. My husband would devour these in a heartbeat! And I agree with you, gravy would go perfectly with these babies!
Thanks, Gayle! My husband did devour them. I believe he added a new condiment to each roll he ate. He said they go great with mustard as well as jelly.