Pizza Swirls instructions

Shalom Y’all,

I posted a picture of our fab Green Pizza Swirls and promised more info, which I promptly forgot about until today. I was looking up the Pizza Swirls for a friend’s request and saw that I left this undone! Accccckkk!

So, here is the follow-up:

OK, the Pizza Swirls. My family (and friends) have been going crazy over these and the possibilities of stuffings are endless.

Basically, think of a jelly roll, or rolled cinnamon buns made savory.

So, you choose your bread. I really love using  Green Pizza Crust if I’m making pizza swirls. And many, many stuffings work well with her crust. I also use my plain WW bread dough, OR my WW Challah dough.

Next week, I’ll be making some Rueben swirls using rye bread dough!
YUMMMMMMM!!!

OK, so you take about a loaf worth of dough. Anywhere between 1.5 and
1.8 pounds by weight. Roll it out into a rectangle of 16 inches long, by 10 inches wide.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

On 1/3 of the rectangle long-wise, (the wide end away from you) leaving a 1-inch lip, spread your filling generously and evenly. I’ll post some fillings below. Starting at the wide end, roll up tightly, jelly roll style, pulling the dough gently to cover the filling and roll to the end. Pinch the ends and the seam. Let rest for 5 minutes.

Place unbleached parchment paper on a large baking sheet. With a sharp serrated knife, (or clean dental floss or thread) gently cut slices from the long roll. Each slice should be about 1 1/2 inches. Carefully move them to the covered baking sheet. If some filling escapes, no worries, just pile it on top of the swirl.

This usually makes about 14 swirls.

When all the swirls are finished, pop the baking sheet into the preheated oven and bake for 10 – 12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown, the swirls are puffy and the cheese (if using) is melted. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes (the swirls will deflate slightly).

Serve with dipping sauces if desired.

Filling suggestions:

Pizza with sauce
Layer mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, drizzle organic marinara and any other fav pizza toppings chopped finely. Only drizzle the sauce (a few tablespoons) or the swirls become soggy.

Garlic and cheese
Layer mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, minced garlic

Smoked Chicken and Green Pepper
Layer cubed smoked organic chicken, sauteed green peppers
Cheese if using

Asian Chicken and Veggies
Layer sauteed chicken, roasted Asian veggies and drizzle toasted sesame oil

Veggie Omelet
Layer scrambled eggs, veggies, cheese, if using

Smoked Salmon Spread
BBQ Chicken
Curried Veggies

You see? Endless possibilities!
Our favs though are the Pizza ones and the Garlic Cheese ones. My family wants these every day! The ones I’ve done for my class and for home groups were these as well, and WOW, were they a hit!