Parmesan Herb Rolls

We made these tonight for Christmas eve dinner and they were so yummy! They take a little time to make but they're easy. And of course I didn't read the recipe all the way through before I started them so I didn't do the second rising time after the rolls were formed and they were still great.

Parmesan Herb Rolls

1/2 C butter

1 1/2 C grated Parmesan cheese

2 1/2 Tbsp Italian blend seasoning or herb garden seasoning (by McCormick)

2 (1-pound) loaves frozen yeast bread dough, thawed

Spray muffin cups with nonstick spray. Melt butter in a small bowl. In another small bowl, combine cheese and seasoning blend. Cut dough into 1-inch pieces. Roll each piece of dough in butter then in cheese mixture. Place 3 pieces in each muffin cup. Let rise in a war place, free fromd rafts, until dough doubles in size, about 2 hours.

Heat oven to 375˚. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool in pans for 2 minutes. Remove from pans and serve warm.

Made about 30-32 rolls.

Notes:

*Also delicious served cool.

*We used grated Parmesan for most of them and then shredded Parmesan for the rest because we ran out of the grated cheese but the grated cheese works, and looks, better.

Originally from Sandra Lee's Christmas magazine.