My grandma Alexander made comfort food right, her cheesy potatoes, UNMATCHED, her pepperoni rolls, OUT OF THIS WORLD. The rolls had this sweet dough paired with the salty pepperoni and mozzarella. After she died I haven’t had them, I kept trying to re-create the recipe but I wasn’t getting it right. Finally, I hear that my aunt has my grandmother’s recipe, IN HER HANDWRITING, which was just absolutely amazing. It was awesome to see her hand-writing and make her recipe, and it turn out just like she used to make. Pulling one out of the fridge and putting it in the microwave brought back all these memories of Christmas time with my cousins and eating like 8 pepperoni rolls. It’s things like that, those memories, that remind us what cooking and sharing food is all about. This recipe makes about 40 pepperoni rolls
Ingredients
- 15 Cups Flour (I used Bread Flour)
- 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 Cups Sugar
- 1 Cup Vegetable Oil
- 5 Cups Warm Water
- 1 TBSP Salt
- 2 Packets Dry Yeast
- Pepperoni – 5 bags
- Mozzarella – 3 bags
Let’s Get Cooking
Mix the packets of yeast in 4 cups of warm water. wait about 15 minutes or until the yeast becomes bubbly.
Combine the flour + sugar + oil + salt + remaining 1 Cup of water + bubbly yeast. Mix until there are no dry flour spots.
You’re going to proof the dough twice. Once for about an hour and a half, cover with a damp towel and set aside, I like to put the bowl in an unheated oven.
After an hour check the dough, gently knock it down, not all the way as to not let all the air out. Cover again and let proof for another hour.
FIRST PROOF 
SECOND PROOF
After proofing, preheat the oven to 350F
Once the dough is ready, take a small/medium sized piece of dough (all depends on how big of a roll you want) and make it into an oval shape, or roll it out, whatever you find easier.
Place the pepperoni on the dough, then top with cheese, LOTS.
Roll up the dough and place on a baking sheet, seam side down. Place into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.
Once baked you can store in freezer bags and microwave when ready to eat.
Made with Love from Grandma & I,
Hannah
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