Rustic Italian Rolls

 

These rolls top the list of excellence and are my favorite; they are delicious when sliced in half, toasted and spread with salted butter… so good you may just wonder why you didn’t make a double batch!

 
 
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Ingredients

1 C. super fine almond flour (from blanched almonds)

¼ C. ground flax seed meal

1 ½ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. garlic powder

1 C. shredded mozzarella cheese

1 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 egg, lightly beaten

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. In a medium bowl, add dry ingredients; stir to mix well. Set aside.

  3. In a microwave proof bowl, add cream cheese and mozzarella cheese. Microwave on high 1 minute. Stir until smooth.

  4. Slowly add beaten egg to cheese mixture mixing with a fork until blended.

  5. Add dry ingredients to cheese mixture; mix until blended.

  6. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  7. Scoop batter out with a standard size ice cream scoop making 6 rolls.

  8. Bake 14 minutes or until lightly browned.

Servings: 6

TIP

Delicious served warm and spread with salted butter.

Nutrition Info (per serving)

Calories — 85

Fat — 8 g

Protein — 4 g

Carbs — 3 g

Fiber — 2 g

Net carbs — 1 g

Nutrition has been calculated using the MyFitnessPal recipe calculator.