garlic butter and rosemary

Ihave a recipe for bread that's rolled up like cinnamon bread but is filled with sautéed onions and garlic. I like it a lot and make double filling, but there seems to be no middle ground, you like it or don't.

I also have a recipe that calls for browning Italian sausage and mixing with cheese and grilled onions and peppers.

Finally, Amanda makes a kind of roll that's rolled like cinnamon rolls but contains pizza sauce, pepperoni and mozzarella. The kids love them.

Annie

Slather with a think layer of mayo and Dijon/grainy mustard. Layer good Black Forrest Ham, Gruyere/Fontina and cranberry chutney.

Or, make Cuban rolls with the same ingredients as the sandwich; ham, pork, cheese and dill pickles.

How about a reuben? Or a Monte Cristo?

The sky is the limit with rolled dough and puff pastry.

Mmm - rosemary, onions & chopped walnuts are good - maybe w/ some gruyere/Swiss cheese?

Or what about bacon & onion?

yummmmm bacon and cheddar. jack and jalapenos. pesto, ricotta, walnuts and spinach.

mmm yummmmm to all of the above, but - I may be wrong but my impression is that the OP doesn't want to fill the rolls with all the delicious fillings suggested above. Perhaps she wants just to sprinkle a spice or two instead of sugar and cinnamon, and then bake the rols and fill the baked rolls with meat, fish etc.

That is to say a savory sprinkle to sub the sweet sprinkle.

How about salt and sweet paprika? Salt and allspice? Salt and cumin???

These all sound great! I especially like the sound of Annie's onion and garlic.

One thing to think about is that cinnamon roll filling has sugar and fat, which are both liquidy while they're baked, and remain moist when cool. I'm guessing that savories would be better moist as well, and I'm thinking adding onions, mushrooms, cheese, egg yolk, or a vegetable puree to something dryer, like chicken or fish, would make it much better. Also, to contrast with the natural sweetness of the bread, I think IC is right on the money with salt.

I remember seeing a pastry similar to that in France, but flat rather than rolled, which had a ham salad inside (salty).

Mushrooms and scallions. Chicken Divan (made on the dry side--moist yes, sopping no). Smoke salmon, dill and a little sour cream. Roasted vegetables minced with ricotta (and salt!). Braised shortribs meat with a bit of the sauce.