Blackberry Cheesecake filled Rolls

Comment - These rolls turned out great. The flavor reminded me of a berry pie at first, but a little more creamy. The filling has a liquid constancy right out of the oven, but it firms up a little after cooling down. To make the rolls, I filled dough with a vanilla cheesecake mixture & sweetened blackberries. The dough is fairly easy to make. You mix the ingredients together, knead it for 8 minutes, separate it into medium sized balls, roll it out, fill it, enclose and let the rolls rise for 30 minutes. They only take 10 minutes to bake. 

Dough Recipe

Cheesecake recipe

1 - 8oz package of cream cheese

1/3 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp mexican vanilla

Blackberries sweetened with sugar.

After kneading the dough for 8 minutes, Separate it into medium balls. Roll each ball out, but not too thin. You want the bottom of your roll to match the top in thickness. After rolling out the balls, add 1 Tbsp cream cheese filling & 3 to 4 sweetened blackberries to the center of each. Cover the filling with the dough. let rise for 30 minutes. Brush with egg wash mixture (egg & small amount of water), bake for 10 min at 450 degrees.

Roll with Savory Filling - Three Ways

 Comment: I had some extra dough from making homemade hamburger buns and decided to use it for the purpose of making these stuffed rolls. I love when rolls have filling. I've tried making 5 types of savory filling and like the chicken pesto with parmesan the best. I've also tried this roll recipe with a sweet blackberry cheesecake mixture, have posted it separately.



Dough Recipe
Note - I doubled the yeast & used brown sugar instead of white and they still turned out great.


Filling #1 (See picture)
1/8 lb Turkey burger
2 Tbsp onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 mushrooms, sliced
1/2 tsp thyme, chopped
3 Tbsp Parmesan cheese

Cook onions for 2 min in oil. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds before adding mushrooms. After a minute or two add the turkey burger & thyme. Roll out medium size ball of dough. Add 2 Tbsp filling in center. Top filling with 1 Tbsp cheese. Wrap dough around filling and seal it together at the top. Place it in a pan and let it rise for the suggested 30 minutes. Brush with egg wash (egg mixed with 1 tsp water) Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F.

Filling # 2 (Asian)
1/2 chicken breast
2 Tbsp hoisin sauce
2 Tbsp water
Chili sauce to taste (for heat)
dash mustard
1-2 tsp rice vinegar
dash brown sugar if needed
pinch ginger spice
garlic powder or fresh ginger

Mix all ingredients together in a pan over medium heat. Add the chicken. Before the chicken finishes cooking, remove it from the pan and use to forks to pull it apart on a plate. Put the chicken back in the pan to finish cooking. When cooked use it as filling. Roll out medium size ball of dough. Add 2 Tbsp filling in center. Wrap dough around filling and seal it together at the top. Place it in a pan and let it rise for the suggested 30 minutes. Brush with egg wash (egg mixed with 1 tsp water) Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F.



Filling # 3 (BBQ)
1/2 chicken breast
BBQ sauce (your preference)
equal part water
dash mustard
pinch garlic powder
pinch onion powder
brown sugar if needed
1 Tbsp vinegar

Mix sauce together in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chicken and cook until almost done. Remove the chicken from the heat and pull it apart with 2 forks on a plate. Add the chicken back into the sauce and finish cooking it. Use it for filling. Roll out medium size ball of dough. Add 2 Tbsp filling in center. Wrap dough around filling and seal it together at the top. Place it in a pan and let it rise for the suggested 30 minutes. Brush with egg wash (egg mixed with 1 tsp water) Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F.

Filling #4

Shredded chicken
Pesto to cover
Top with slices of parmesan cheese.

Filling # 5

Salmon
Add spices (garlic powder, onion powder, salt, etc.)
Top with slices of asiago cheese