Mexican Pinwheels

A seasoned meat filling gives the cinnamon roll concept a new twist.

1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed*
1 pound lean ground beef
1 tablespoon dry minced onion or 1/2 cup fresh minced onion
1/2 (1.25-ounce) package taco seasoning**
1 (8-ounce) can or 2/3 cup tomato sauce
4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated

Brown meat and drain well. Combine meat with onion, taco seasoning and tomato sauce.

Roll out dough into a rectangle 1/4-inch-thick. Spread meat mixture evenly over the dough. Starting at the short side of the rectangle, roll up as for cinnamon rolls.

Cut into 8 slices. Arrange pieces loosely, cut side up, in a 9x12-inch greased baking dish, making sure pieces are barely touching each other. Let rise 30 minutes.

Bake in a preheated 400F oven for 20 minutes.

Sprinkle cheese over top of pinwheels and bake 10 minutes more.

*Any home-made dough recipe calling for 3 cups of flour may be used.
**Because sodium figures are not available for taco seasoning mixes, the sodium figure for this recipe is not accurate. The additional sodium will be significant.

Makes 8 pinwheels
Source: Kansas Wheat Commission