Is there honestly anyone out there who doesn’t love cheese and bacon rolls? Salty bacon bits mixed with stringy mozzarella on top of super soft bread…it doesn’t get much better than that. This recipe I am sharing with you is slightly different in that it uses a sweet milk bread instead of the traditional white bread. This gives the rolls a much softer texture which is something that must be experienced!

I have always wanted to make cheese and bacon rolls at home but I just never got around to doing it. That was until the day I was just curious about what they put into them and read the ingredients list on the package. It was surprising to see that something so simple had so many ingredients. A lot of them were things I have never heard before.

The cogs in my head started turning… very very slowly. Is this why the bread is so tasty and stays soft for so long? Is there something going on that I don’t know about? Any normal person would start researching to find answers but I am not that type of guy. So I decided to bypass all that academic stuff and make my own rolls instead!

So here is my version of cheese and bacon rolls with super soft milk bread!

Our Top Tips for Cheese and Bacon Rolls

1. I use an electric mixer for this recipe. I haven’t tried and wouldn’t recommend trying to knead these by hand.
2. For best results, the dough should have some elasticity to it at the end of the mixing phase. The time needed to get to this point will vary depending on how strong your mixer is. My mother’s mixer is a beast and is able to get good results in 20 minutes on a 3 setting. Mine on the other hand, is nowhere near as tough requires longer on a higher setting. So, make sure you tweak the time and setting to suit your machine.
3. Setting the bread rolls 1.5 – 2 cm apart will cause them to touch once the second proof has ended. This will help retain moisture in the rolls and keep them soft for longer after baking.
4. Connect the cheese! Yep, put enough cheese on each bread roll so that it connects with all the adjacent bread rolls (refer to picture). This will help keep cheese and bacon on top of the bread roll as it rises in the oven. Plus, can you really have enough cheese????
5. Once the rolls are cooked, take them out of the baking tray and onto the cooling rack. Make sure the rolls are well ventilated above and below to avoid your rolls from getting soggy due to condensation.

Making the Cheese and Bacon Rolls

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1. Squeeze the dough out into a flat circle. Try to pop any air bubbles in your dough.
2. Take one side and stretch it out with your fingers to form a point.
3. Fold the point back into the centre of the dough.
4. Repeat 3 more times.
5. With your fingers, pull the edges of the dough into the middle until you form a ball.
6. Turn the ball over and put it on the baking tray to proof for the second time.

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Recipe Costing

This table shows how much this recipe will cost if you had to go out and buy everything on the ingredients list (“Shop Price”), as well as the value of ingredients actually used in the recipe (“Recipe Cost”).

We haven’t included optional ingredients or small quantities of salt, pepper or sugar as the cost would be negligible. All prices are in Australian dollars and are based off what was published on Coles Online or Woolworths Online as at time of writing.

Ingredient	Quantity Bought	Shop Price	Recipe Needs	Recipe Cost
Bakers Flour	5 kg	$10.00	500 gm	$1.00
Milk Powder	1 kg pack	$5.70	2 tbsp (20 gm)	$0.11
Sugar	1 kg pack	$1.00	1/3 cup	$0.10
Full Cream Milk	1 L	$1.29	300 ml	$0.39
Unsalted Butter	250 gm pack	$2.80	70 gm	$0.78
Dried Yeast	280 gm	$4.40	3 tsp (15 gm)	$0.26
Bacon	1 kg pack	$8.00	200 gm	$1.60
Mozzarella Cheese	700 gm pack	$6.50	250 gm	$2.32
Egg	12 pack	$4.20	2	$0.35
Total		$43.89		$6.91

Reheating & Storing Cheese and Bacon Rolls

• The bread rolls are usually good for about 1 – 2 days before they should go in the fridge.
• If you want to save them for longer, then put them in the freezer. Whenever you feel like one, leave it out to thaw and then reheat it in the microwave with a wet kitchen paper towel covering it.
• Store them in freezer bags to prevent them from drying out but only after they have completely cooled.
• When reheating, I have found it easiest to put it in the microwave for 15 seconds with a wet kitchen paper towel covering it. You will require a bit longer if your roll is frozen.

You’ll Also Love…

• My Ultimate Potato Salad
• Bacon and Egg Breakfast Pastries
• Cheap Tuna Melt Flat Bread Sandwich
• Creamy Mushroom and Bacon Linguine
• Cheesy Crab Rangoon Dip

This Recipe Features In…

Thank you:

• Daily Mail Australia for featuring this recipe in your Savvy Mum Reveals How to Make 18 Coles Woolworths Classic Cheese and Bacon Rolls For Just $6 article. We had a good long laugh at the comments!
• 92.9FM Tamworth for featuring this recipe in your Top 10 Isolation Recipes. Check out their article for more recipes you can make while self-isolating.

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