Pepperoni Rolls are a West Virginia specialty! Spicy pepperoni and melty cheese are tucked inside a fluffy bread roll — it’s the perfect portable food!
The best way I can explain a pepperoni roll to non-West Virginians is that it is similar to a kolache (for my fellow Texans) or a stromboli (for those of you who live in the East).
The dough is a yeast roll dough and when the pepperoni bakes into it, the oils from the meat soak into the bread so the whole thing is just bursting with spicy, meaty flavor.
- Cut the dough in half, then continue halving until you have 18 equal portions of dough.
- Roll each piece of dough into a ball, then gently flatten to about 1/2″ thick.
Place a couple pepperoni slices and a handful of cheese on one side of each circle of dough. Fold up and pinch the ends to seal the pepperoni and cheese inside.