I’m attempting to keep my promise of some savory dishes mixed in among my gluttonous desire for non stop Christmas cookies and bed pillows made from gingerbread cupcakes I bring you these (druuuuuum rooooollll please!!!!!)

Pizza Rolls!

Not like freezer style pizza rolls- like made from scratch, fluffy tender dinner rolls flecked with garlic and oregano, and stuffed with tomato sauce and oozing melty mozzarella cheese.

I love pizza. I really, really do. And a few weeks ago I made these cheese buns, all I could think was how I am so demented because there I was staring at and shoveling in these gooey melty cheese buns which were phenomenal on their own, but all I could think about was stuffing them with pizza sauce. I have issues. Also, I feel like my husband would freak out if I presented him with a big basket of these piping hot on like a Saturday afternoon, or for the kids when they get home from school! Wouldn’t you?

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, and prepare a sheet pan with a silpat or parchment paper.

In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a dough hook combine the hot water, sugar and yeast. Let sit and rise until puffy, about 10 minutes.

Add the garlic powder, dried oregano, salt and olive oil and begin mixing on low.

Add the flour 1 cup at a time and mix until you have a smooth soft dough, about 5 minutes. Remove the dough hook and pat the dough into a ball. Lightly grease a bowl and place the dough in it, cover with a dishtowel and set in a warm place until the dough doubles, about an hour.

Divide the dough into 16 even pieces and pull apart and stretch out.

Pull each little piece of dough apart and stuff with a few little balls of fresh mozzarella (about ½ ounce) and a teaspoon of marinara, and then crease closed in a ball.

Place the buns on the prepared sheet pan, and brush generously with olive oil.

Bake the buns for about 12 minutes, until pale golden on top. When the buns come out, brush them with the olive oil.