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October 10, 2013 Bread

THB #25: Italian Cheese and Herb Pinwheels

Italian Cheese and Herb Pinwheels

It’s time for another belated THB bake! Even though the title of the recipe book we are baking from is known as Coffee Cakes, most of the cakes don’t contain coffee and some of them are actually bread, just like this one! This bake is chosen by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids and it features a savoury bread with herbs and cheese inside.

Italian Cheese and Herb Pinwheels

I made them into mini rolls because I rolled the dough out too big, but I love how eventually these mini rolls can be popped into my mouth in just one bite. I also misread the recipe and forgot to mix the cheese and herbs with egg. I sprinkled the cheese and herbs on top instead… and almost over-baked these little things, but luckily they still turned out pretty delicious. One thing I would have changed would be to use more cheese and sharper cheeses, so that the cheese flavour will really pop out.

Here are the step-by-step photos – pretty much similar to all the other bread recipes, so I think I will cut down on these photos the next time!

Step-by-step Photos

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1) Mix the dry ingredients together.2) Add in warm milk.
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3) Stir and add in the egg.4) Followed by some olive oil.
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5) More flour to form a dough6) Let's start kneading!
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7) Knead until smooth and elastic8) Let rise until double in size.
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9) Grate some cheese and mix in herbs10) Roll and sprinkle the cheese-herb mix on top.
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11) Let the dough rise a second time.12) Bake away!

Italian Cheese and Herb Pinwheels
Fresh from the oven!

The Home Bakers

As part of the rules, I’m not allowed to post the full recipe, so I’m listing down the ingredients I’ve used and some notes. For the full recipe with instructions, please head over to Zoe‘s blog! She made really pretty pinwheels out of the bread, so do head over take a look! For all other Home Bakers attempt on this bake, please head over here to see the roundup!


Italian Cheese and Herb Pinwheels (makes about 12 to 15 mini rolls)

adapted from Coffee Cakes by Lou Seibert Pappas

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
1 egg
2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
60 grams of sharp cheeses (Parmesan, Cheddar etc), grated
1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian herbs

For the full baking instructions, please head over to Zoe‘s blog!

Super Naggy:



  • I rolled the dough out to be about 10×10-inch big. It’s probably a little too big as the final rolls are a bit too small. You can roll it to be about 7×10-inch and roll up from the short (7-inch) side to get bigger rolls.
  • I used a 5×8-inch tin and it can only fit 12 rolls. So I popped the rest individually into cupcake tins and let them rise in there. Works well too!

Happy baking!

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Categories: Bread Tags: cheddar, parmesan, plain flour, the home bakers, whole egg, yeast

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Comments

  1. Liz Berg says

    October 17, 2013 at 2:00 am

    Wow, your pinwheels look irresistible!!! YUM!

    Reply
  2. peanutbutterandonion says

    October 16, 2013 at 11:12 am

    These look amazing. I love the step by step, sometimes you need it

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      October 17, 2013 at 1:59 am

      Thank you for the sweet comment, I hope they will be useful!

      Reply
  3. Zoe says

    October 16, 2013 at 4:03 am

    Hi Jasline,

    As usual, everything in this book is called coffee cakes… even bread and muffins… Nothing against the author. I just find the naming strange! :p Nevertheless, this is a great recipe and we love it!

    Like your mini pinewheels bread! They look very cute.

    Zoe

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      October 16, 2013 at 5:47 am

      Hi Zoe, haha yea sometimes when I read the recipe I realized it’s not a cake at all! Thank you for the compliment!

      Reply
  4. Daniela Grimburg says

    October 14, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    Love this gorgeous looking pinwheel bread with a Mediterranean twist!

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      October 16, 2013 at 1:24 am

      Hi Daniela, thank you for the compliments!

      Reply
  5. bentodays says

    October 14, 2013 at 12:02 am

    Wow these look yummy! Definitely must try these!

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      October 16, 2013 at 1:34 am

      Thank you! I hope you’ll like them!

      Reply
  6. fromthebartolinikitchens.com says

    October 12, 2013 at 2:55 am

    Great little dinner rolls, Jasline. They would have been fine with the herbs alone but cheese makes everything better. Best of all, they seem easy enough that even I could bake them. 🙂 Thanks, Jasline.

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      October 16, 2013 at 1:34 am

      Thanks John! I hope you can give them a try!

      Reply
  7. kitchen flavours says

    October 11, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Hi Jasline,
    You’ve made them into minis and they look cute!
    We love this bread too, smells so cheezy delicious!
    Have a great weekend!

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      October 16, 2013 at 1:31 am

      Hi Joyce! Thank you! Have a great week ahead!

      Reply
  8. hui says

    October 11, 2013 at 10:51 am

    your pinwheel bread looks delish, jasline! i’m so making these over the weekend ^^ i know just the person who’ll love this! thanks for sharing ^^

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      October 16, 2013 at 1:25 am

      Hi Hui, how’s your baking attempt? Do let me know if your special person loves it!

      Reply
  9. Emily says

    October 11, 2013 at 2:38 am

    OMG Love those colors! Like the idea of them in cupcake size too!

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      October 11, 2013 at 4:55 am

      Thank you so much emily! If you put them in a smaller cupcake mould, they will puff really high up, very cute looking!

      Reply
  10. Juliana says

    October 10, 2013 at 6:54 pm

    Jasline, these pinwheels look so cute and very tasty…like the combination of herbs and cheese.
    Thanks for the recipe and hope you are having a fabulous week 😀

    Reply
    • Jasline N. says

      October 11, 2013 at 4:54 am

      Hi Juliana, thank you for dropping by my blog and for such a sweet comment! Have a great week ahead and take care! 🙂

      Reply

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