Forever Beloved

Years ago a coworker brought these for a potluck.  After the first bite, I wondered where they had been my entire life.  They were creamy, savory and the cucumber on top adds just the right amount of freshness.

I don’t know where the name party slices came from, I’m certain it’s not the official name.  But I like to imagine it’s because every party needs this little slice of heaven.

They are fancy little savory cucumber bites.  They include mayonnaise, cream cheese and Pillsbury dough.  Basically the appetizer trifecta!

What adds to the fancy is the different shapes you can make the bread in thanks to the Pampered Chef bread tube shapes.  They came in heart, scalloped, square, star and flower shapes.  And while Pampered Chef has discontinued them, you can almost always spot one at your local thrift store.  If you come up emptyhanded there, a quick little Google search can find you one on Ebay or Amazon.  I found a few online here and here.  I was fortunate enough to snag mine before they were discontinued.  The sliced bread just creates the perfect vessel for appetizer-style open face sandwiches.

These area always requested for every gettogether we have, cookout we attend and even my daughter-in-laws bridal shower.  They are always a hit and are so easy to make!

I can’t tell you if this is officially a stromboli, calzone or panzerotti.  But I can tell you these are little pockets of deliciousness.

Stromboli basically is a pizza rolled up into a loaf and baked.  But rather than baking it, we’re frying it.  Because, why not?

I like to fill mine with sweet pizza sauce then I add pepperoni, ham, ricotta cheese and lots of mozzarella cheese.  Truthfully you could stuff this with just about anything and call it good.  You could add sausage, mushrooms, peppers and onions.  Anything your little heart desires, the sky is the limit my friends.

While we are going to start with my homemade pizza dough, you could always use a premade dough from the store.  I do have to say though, this homemade pizza dough is what takes it over the top.

We had this stromboli for dinner last night.  I would say next to a salad but let’s be honest here, no one was thinking of salads at that moment in time.  Not much was said during dinner as we ate this saucy-crispy delight.

It’s always a go-to crowd pleaser.

Have you ever went to Texas Roadhouse and had those pillowy, delectable sweet rolls?  I’m convinced they will serve those rolls in Heaven.

We’ve already discussed my ridiculous obsession with baking.  If you haven’t read my white bread recipe, you can find it by clicking here.  As I said in that post, the amount of flour I go through in my house is almost embarrassing.  I say almost because eating these takes every ounce of embarrassment away.

This is my copycat recipe for those amazing Texas Roadhouse rolls.  Run to your kitchen right this second and make these fluffy, buttery, super tender rolls.  You can thank me later.  Don’t try to serve them without slathering them with honey butter, that would be an abomination.