Swiss, Ham, & Onion Rolls Recipe

By LORIWHIP

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
• 2 Tbsp powdered ranch dressing mix
• 1/4 pound good quality deli ham, sliced thin (see Note)
• 1/8 pound deli baby Swiss cheese, sliced thin
• 1/8 cup thin-sliced green onions, mostly the green part (or chives)
• 2 Tbsp melted butter
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp basil

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from homecooking.about.com

Preparation

Step 1

Line a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with non-stick foil.

Roll bread dough into a rectangle 12 x 14 inches. Sprinkle with ranch dressing powder. Top with ham in a single layer, followed by a layer of Swiss cheese, and finally the green onions or chives.

Roll the long edge jelly-roll style into a cylinder. Cut into 12 equal slices, placing each slice cut-side down in the baking pan with sides touching.

Brush tops of rolls gently with melted butter. Mix together Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, and basil. Sprinkle evenly over the tops of the rolls.

Let rise in a warm place away from any draft until almost doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Bake rolls 25 to 30 minutes, until done in the center and golden on top. Serve with spicy mustard as a party appetizer.

Yield: 12 rolls

Note: Be sure to use a good quality deli ham for these sandwich rolls. Cheap sandwich ham has too much water and will make the rolls soggy. The flavored hams like pesto or sun-dried tomato are excellent choices as is Virginia ham.

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