Cheesy Garlic Bread Swirls

Not the most nutritious bread option out there, but this is one fabulous side to anything remotely Italian! I recommend sliding a cookie sheet below the muffin pan in the oven. Sometimes the butter drips over the pan and sets off smoke detectors! Talmage declared, "I smell a little bit of pancake fire." :)

Recipe adapted from Our Best Bites

French Bread Dough:

1 Tbsp. yeast

1 1/2 c. warm water

1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

4-5 1/2 c. flour

3 Tbsp. vegetable oil

1 egg yolk

Garlic Butter:

1 stick butter

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 Tbsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. oregano

1/2 tsp. basil

1/2 tsp. marjoram

1/2 tsp. parsley

1-2 c. mozzarella cheese

Combine yeast, water, and sugar in a large mixing bowl and allow to stand 10 minutes until bubbly. Add salt, vegetable oil, and egg yolk and combine. Add 3 c. flour and mix well until combined. Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough that barely sticks to your finger. Knead, either by hand or in mixer, for another 2-3 minutes. Cover and allow to rise 1 hour.

Soften butter and mix with seasonings. Spray counter with non-stick cooking spray and roll out dough into a large rectangle, about 18-20 inches by 6 inches. Smear garlic butter over the entire surface of the dough and sprinkle with cheese.

Roll up cinnamon-roll style and slice into 12 equal sections using a strand of dental floss (preferrably non-mint flavored!). Spray a muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and place rolls in muffin cups. Allow to rise while preheating oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 18-22 minutes.