Spaghetti Rolls Recipes

CLASSIC DINNER ROLLS

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (120 degrees to 130 degrees F). Add to flour mixture. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 1/4 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir in enough remaining flour to make soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes. Cover; let rest 10 minutes.
• Divide dough into 12 equal pieces; shape into balls. Place in greased 8-inch round pan. Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
• Bake in preheated 375 degrees F oven for 20 minutes or until done. Remove from pan; brush with additional melted butter, if desired. Serve warm.

CHEESE LOVERS PASTA ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix first 5 ingredients.
• Spread 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce onto bottom of 13x9 inch baking dish.
• Spread each noodle with 3 tablespoons of cheese mixture.
• roll up.
• Place seam side down, in dish.
• Top with remaining sauce and.
• cheese
• cover.
• bake 40 to 50 min or.
• until heated through, uncovering the last 10 minutes.

ROTOLI DI PASTA OR PASTA ROLLS

Steps:

• Saute the spinach until wilted. Cool then chop. Mix with the cheeses and nutmeg.
• Pour the flour on the counter and make a well. Mix the eggs in a bowl to break the yolks then pour into flour well. Pulling from the sides of flour, keep incorporating flour into the eggs until all flour is used up. Sprinkle with flour and knead dough until smooth and not sticky.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and allow to rest 30 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough with a rolling pin into a rectangle until it is roughly 1/8 inch thick of less. This takes some elbow grease.
• Spread the spinach mixture evenly across the surface, leaving a one inch border on one side. Roll the pasta up from the side opposite the border to form a roll. Wrap with doubled cheesecloth and secure both ends and middle with string. Boil in salty like the sea water for 25 minutes.
• Remove from pan and allow to rest, wrapped, 20 minutes. Remove cheesecloth and slice into one inch pinwheels.
• To serve, ladle some sauce on a plate and serve to 'wheel's per person.
• Notes: I have made this with Swiss Chard which is also delicious. I serve this as a side dish to chicken parmesan and green salad. Also good with fresh sage added to the cheese mixture.
• Goes best with a light red dinner wine or a rose.