Cheese & Pickle Swirl Bread Rolls

Fluffy swirled bread rolls filled with tangy pickle and sharp cheese, great for picnics, lunch boxes or with soup!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine British

Keyword Bread

Prep Time 45

Cook Time 25

Resting time 1 30

Total Time 2 40

Servings

Calories 257kcal

Author thebakingexplorer

To make the dough put the flour, yeast and salt into a mixing bowl (or the bowl of your stand mixer). Make sure to put the salt and yeast on separate sides of the bowl. Pouring them directly onto on another can kill the yeast, they will be fine once mixed together in the flour
Add the water and oil and bring it together into a dough, you can do this by hand or use your stand mixer with the dough hook. Then knead it for 8 minutes in a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment, or for 10 minutes by hand
Put the dough into a bowl brushed with oil, and cover with cling film. Leave it to rise for 1 hour in a warm place, or until doubled in size
Roll the dough out onto a floured surface into a rectangle shape approx 14 inches long by 12 inches wide (38 x 32cm)
Spread the pickle out all over the dough, then sprinkle over the cheese
Roll the doll up into a sausage shape, from the shorter side, trim the ends, then use a sharp knife to slice it into 1" thick rolls and arrange them in a lined 12" x 9" traybake tin
Cover with cling film, then leave them to rise again in a warm place for 30 minutes, meanwhile pre-heat your oven to 200C Fan/220C/425F/Gas Mark 7
Sprinkle over the remaining cheese. Bake them for 25-30 minutes until golden all over
Enjoy warm from the oven, or leave to cool. Serve with salad or soup

Strong bread flour is the best option for bread as it is high in protein which assists in the forming of gluten - a protein that creates the rise in bread, as well as creating the lovely bread texture that we all know and love. You can also make this recipe with regular plain flour, the bread may just rise a little less.
I recommend using a nice sharp cheese for this recipe, a mature cheddar is best.
I used a tangy pickle (similar to Branston's) for the bread rolls. You could also use a sweeter chutney, like a caramelised onion chutney for example.
If you are kneading the dough in your stand mixer, pop it into the bowl of your mixer and set it on a low speed with the dough hook attachment. Leave it to knead for 8-10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and supple, and comes away from the side of the bowl.
For more information on bread making, including a guide on how to knead by hand and lots of tips and tricks, check out my White Bread Loaf recipe.
Although I provide cup measurements, I highly recommend weighing your ingredients out using digital kitchen scales. It is the most accurate way to measure ingredients and will ensure the best results. Digital scales are very low cost and can be purchased for around £12 ($16.50) .
For teaspoon (tsp) and tablespoon (tbsp) measurements, please use measuring spoons and not the type of spoons you eat with. Again this will ensure accuracy and provide the best results.