Ham + Cheese Hawaiian roll sliders

This recipe is highly influence by this, Hailee Catalano recipe. I just adjusted it to my own taste / what I had around and figured I would jot it down!

Slider ingredients:

• 24 King’s Hawaiian Rolls

• 1 lb of a sliced deli ham (I like honey roasted ham)

• 1 package of thinly sliced provolone cheese

• Dijon mustard

• Mayonnaise

• Sesame seeds

Hailee’s sun-dried tomato cherry pepper spread:

• 1/2 cup of sun-dried tomatoes in oil

• 1/2 cup of pickled hot sliced cherry peppers

• 2 tbsp of honey

Butter ingredients:

• 4 tbsp of unsalted butter; melted

• 1/4 tsp of garlic powder

• 1/4 tsp of onion powder

• 1 - 2 cloves of garlic; minced

Preheat your oven to 400F and prep a baking sheet with some parchment paper.

First, let’s make Hailee’s sun-dried tomato cherry pepper spread by blitzing all the ingredients above in a food processor (or blender) until you have a paste. Taste and adjust any seasonings as needed, and then set it aside for later.

Carefully cut the 24 count Hawaiian Rolls in half so you have one massive slab of the bottom buns and one massive slab of the top buns.

Place the bottoms of the buns on the prepped baking sheet and spread a combo of mayo and Dijon mustard on it. Do as much or as little as you prefer.

Then, layer on the ham in flat pieces across the bottom half of the rolls. Using a spatula, spread the pepper mixture over the ham in an even layer. Layer the thinly sliced provolone all over the spread.

Finally, add on the top half of the rolls to close up the giant sandwich.

In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, garlic powder, onion powder and minced garlic. Using a pastry brush, brush the butter mixture on top of the buns. Sprinkle the top with sesame seeds.

Cover the pan with some tin foil (I stuck a few tooth picks in the sandwich so the tin foil didn’t stick to the top of the buns) and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the cheese is nice and melted.

Uncover the buns and bake for about 4 more minutes, or until the top of the buns are nice and toasty.

Transfer the sliders to a cutting board and slice them into individual sandwiches with a bread knife.

Serve warm!