Cream Cheese And Aged Cheddar Bread Rolls

About

When you have a few carbs to spare and still need to add some fat to your Keto meal, a classic bread roll makes a good side dish! Using a Fathead Dough recipe, these bread rolls perfectly round out Keto recipes. Cream cheese mixed right into the dough adds a slightly creamy flavor and gives the rolls some of their pillowy texture. Freshly shredded aged cheddar is the star of the show, mixed throughout the rolls. A little extra cheese on top adds a crispy top texture too. Choose a favorite aged cheddar cheese from your grocery store – the flavor will really stand out! If you don’t want to use cheddar cheese, any mild, white cheese makes a great substitute.

Egg Wash, Water Wash, and Cream Wash

Similar to why you would brush a glaze on a roast in your oven, you can use different washes on your baking, especially bread. Brushing a wash over the top of a raw bread before placing it in the oven adds texture, colorization, and shine to the crust. Whisking a raw egg and brushing it over bread adds a thickened crust to the top of bread and creates a shiny appearance. Brushing water over bread helps colorization and browning without adding more fat or too much moisture. Other baked goods may have a light layer of cream or melted butter brushed on top for a dense, moist product. Try out different washes next time you make Keto bread rolls to see what you like best.

What To Do With This Recipe

Don’t think this is just any boring recipe! Use this Keto bread rolls recipe as a base for variations or even snacks. Add fresh herbs or other cheeses to the dough before baking. You could also make one of Carb Manager’s Compound Butter recipes to spread across the rolls. As a snack, slice each baked roll in half. Then, fill with deli meats, cheese slices, marinated veggies, or grilled meats. You can make endless combinations of little finger sandwiches with this Keto recipe.

Ingredients

½ cup almond flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup, shredded cheddar cheese
1 large raw egg
1 ounce cream cheese
½ cup, shredded mozzarella cheese
2 teaspoon, shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Make the dough for the rolls at least 30 minutes before you want to bake. In a large mixing bowl, combine the almond flour, baking powder, and aged cheddar. Whisk together an egg in a separate bowl and pour HALF the egg into the flour. Set the remaining egg aside in your refrigerator for later. Meanwhile, in a small pot on the stove, melt the cream cheese and mozzarella together.
Use a spatula to fold the melted cheese into the flour mixture. Fold over a knead in the bowl until you have a streak-free dough. Wrap and refrigerate the dough for just 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a sheet tray with parchment paper. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and roll into balls on the tray.
Use the remaining whisked egg from earlier as an egg wash. Gently brush it over the top of the bread rolls and arrange ½ teaspoon of shredded cheese on top of each one. Bake the rolls for 25 minutes and enjoy hot.