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Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls

Published: November 15, 2016 | Last updated: May 10, 2018 26 Comments

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Cheesy, spicy, soft and spongy these Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls are easy to make. They are perfect for eating on their own or using in sandwiches.

These Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls are cheesy, spicy, soft and spongy and are easy to make. They are perfect for eating on their own or using in sandwiches | Imagelicious

It’s rare that I follow a recipe precisely. But it’s also rare that I come up with my own recipe from scratch without using anything as a guide. Well, at least it used to be. Over the past few months I made up a few baking items on my own. Some didn’t work whereas others worked beautifully. Apple Pie Rolls are a perfect example of a perfect recipe that just happened. These Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls are another example. Actually, it’s the other way around. I made the Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls for the first time last January and wasn’t sure if the recipe was going to work. I was pleasantly surprised and made them again, this time recording a video. Then life happened: horrible morning sickness, unexpected birth of my daughter, two months stay at NICU – cooking and blogging were not on my mind. Now going through my previous notes, recipes and photos I found this recipe. I watched the video, half-remembering making these rolls, half-marvelling at my manicured hands. Could it actually be that easy? And more importantly, do these Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls taste good? I couldn’t remember.

Watch the video below of how to make these rolls below

With these Rolls in mind I bought cottage cheese at Costco and decided to bake them last weekend while A. watched baby. Then life happened: Saturday we had in-laws over and I cooked dinner for them, on Sunday baby decided to stop sleeping, baby decided to breastfeed like crazy – baking these rolls just wasn’t in the cards. On Monday miracle happened and baby slept in the morning. I made myself a cup of coffee and started making these rolls. And you know what? They turned out totally delicious – cheesy and spicy and soft and spongy and perfect for a sandwich. Bonus: they were super easy to make. Maybe not as easy as my Quick Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies, but quick enough that I’d definitely consider them to be part of my Mom-Recipe series.

These Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls are cheesy, spicy, soft and spongy and are easy to make. They are perfect for eating on their own or using in sandwiches | Imagelicious

So, what’s the deal with these Rolls? The base is cottage cheese that is processed in a mini food processor until thick and smooth. Then you add an egg, a touch of sugar and pickled jalapeño peppers. Sugar is optional but I love the subtle sweetness in savoury baking. Jalapeño peppers are optional as well and you can make these buns not spicy. Or, alternatively, you could use fresh jalapeño peppers. I just happened to have a Costco-size jar of pickled jalapeños (I am not sure what possessed me to buy them). Once the wet ingredients are mixed, add grated cheese (totally fine to use pre-shredded, it’ll make everything faster, easier and with less cleanup), flour and baking powder. Resulting dough will be sticky. In the video I oil my hands and then form the rolls. Today I used oiled silicone gloves to form the rolls. I don’t use gloves too often, but sometimes the ease of cleanup is really appealing. Also, I knew I’d be touching and feeding baby after and I was scared that my hands would have jalapeños on them even after washing, so gloves really helped.

These Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls are spongy, spicy, cheese and delicious. They aren’t too unhealthy as there’s no butter or oil in the ingredients. I haven’t tried myself, but perhaps they could even be made with whole wheat flour.

These Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls are cheesy, spicy, soft and spongy and are easy to make. They are perfect for eating on their own or using in sandwiches | Imagelicious

These Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls are cheesy, spicy, soft and spongy and are easy to make. They are perfect for eating on their own or using in sandwiches | Imagelicious
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Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls

These Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls are cheesy, spicy, soft and spongy and are easy to make. They are perfect for eating on their own or using in sandwiches | Imagelicious
Course Appetizer
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 rolls
Author Julia

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 1-2 tablespoons pickled jalapeño peppers (diced)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (grated)
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • oil for forming the rolls

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F.
  • In a food processor pulse the cottage cheese until it's thick and smooth, about 30-45 seconds.
  • In a large bowl combine the processed cottage cheese, egg, chopped jalapeño peppers, sugar and mix well until the egg is fully incorporated and the mixture is smooth.
  • Add the cheese and mix.
  • Add the flour and baking powder and mix until stick dough forms.
  • Dip your hands in oil and form 6 rolls.
  • Place rolls on a a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and bake for 35 minutes.

Notes

Go ahead and just use the food processor bowl to mix the dough - quicker and less cleanup!
 
As I mentioned earlier, using silicone gloves is making life a lot easier with less mess. if you do decide to use them, still use some oil, this way you don't have to brush the rolls with oil before baking.
 
No need to use jalapeños is you are not into spicy breads, or you can add even more peppers for an added kick.
 
I recently made a double version of this recipe. I doubled everything except for the flour, I found that instead of 2.5 cups I was able to use just under 2.25 cups of flour. It is quite common that double batch of the same recipe needs adjustments in dry ingredients.
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Cheesy, spicy, soft and spongy these Cottage Cheese and Jalapeño Rolls are easy to make. They are perfect for eating on their own or using in sandwiches | Imagelicious
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Comments

  1. Tabitha @ Tabitha Talks Food says

    May 25, 2017 at 6:55 am

    I’ll definitely have to try these. They look delicious!

    Reply
    • Julia says

      May 25, 2017 at 9:04 am

      Thank you! They are really good and very easy to make!

      Reply
  2. Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.) says

    November 21, 2016 at 11:35 am

    These look spectacular Julia! I saw them on your Instastories and hoped to see the recipe here soon. Bookmarked!

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:14 pm

      Thanks Mardi! I have another tub of cottage cheese in the fridge so I think I’ll make these again very soon. They really are delicious and very easy

      Reply
  3. Sean@Diversivore says

    November 20, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    These remind me of a scone that I used to buy FAR too often back in my University days. I’m definitely thinking it might be time for a home-made take! Because seriously, the cheese looks SO darned good in this, and I love jalapeno in baked foods. Yum yum yum.

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:13 pm

      What a great idea to add jalapeños into scones! Thanks Sean!! My husband loves scones so I think I’ll try that flavour combo

      Reply
  4. Cassie | Crumb Kitchen says

    November 20, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    Ooooh boy, I know I commented on these on Facebook but I can’t get enough. I have to make these for Christmas! Also, I feel you on following other recipes as guides. I can see how dinner-only bloggers can make up recipes as cooking is more of an art, but baking is a science and getting the right quantities is so difficult without a guide!

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:11 pm

      Thanks, Cassie! Totally with you on akin and science… and magic! I still find it magical… how, for example, chocolate, eggs and butter transform into cake without flour! Isn’t it magical?

      Reply
  5. Lillian T says

    November 18, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    oh my goodness these photos are mouth watering! I’m not crazy about jalepeno but I might just try this. Will see! 🙂

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:08 pm

      Lillian, just omit jalapeños if you don’t like them. Use some sundries tomatoes instead

      Reply
  6. Terri says

    November 18, 2016 at 5:43 pm

    I love the idea of using cottage cheese as a base – very clever! I am always looking for fast, low-fat ways to eat and feed the family homemade food! And we are crazy about any kind of hot pepper in my house, so we’ll definitely be giving these guys a try!

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:07 pm

      In Russia there are tons of recipes using farmers cheese which is one of the most popular foods there. So I thought that I could use cottage cheese instead

      Reply
  7. Tara | Deliciously Declassified says

    November 18, 2016 at 5:38 pm

    Wow – these rolls look so good! I also love the video – it’s so well done.

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:06 pm

      Thank you so much!! I’m glad you liked he video

      Reply
  8. Sarah @ Champagne Tastes says

    November 18, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    oooo… a spicy cheese roll!?! this is pretty much the most delicious looking thing I’ve seen all day!

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:06 pm

      Thank you so much Sarah! They are great for breakfast

      Reply
  9. Tina Dawson | Love is in my tummy says

    November 18, 2016 at 4:13 pm

    Where has this recipe been all my life! You won’t believe it – but all those ingredients are always stocked in my home (except picked jalapenos – I prefer fresh ones) – the rolls look like golden pillows! Will be trying these out soon! Thanks! <3

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:05 pm

      You can use fresh jalapeño or even no peppers. Add some roasted red peppers or sun dried tomatoes instead!

      Reply
  10. sue|theviewfromgreatisland.com says

    November 18, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    OMG I want one of these right now with my morning coffee ~ great video!

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:04 pm

      Oh, thanks for your kind words about the video!

      Reply
  11. Sharon says

    November 18, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    Yummmm. You cannot go wrong with cheese and jalepenos. These sounds like a perfect new way to serve bread for Thanksgiving!

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:03 pm

      Thank you. They are really good to share!

      Reply
  12. Kristina @ Love & Zest says

    November 18, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    holy yum! I need these in my life. Pinning!

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:03 pm

      Thank you

      Reply
  13. Taylor Stinson says

    November 15, 2016 at 6:36 pm

    Now this is a perfect example of why recipe videos work – these look SO simple and delicious! I seriously didn’t know rolls were that easy to make!

    Reply
    • Imagelicious says

      November 21, 2016 at 12:15 pm

      Thanks Taylor!! Really appreciate your kind words about the video!

      Reply

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