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Braided Pizza Bread

With this recipe for braided pizza bread it's going to be easy as pie (pun intended) to have a treat for yourself at any gathering.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 214 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 tube refrigerated pizza dough
  • ½ cup pizza or spaghetti sauce
  • 18 large slices pepperoni or small package of regular pepperoni
  • 1 cup shredded Italian cheese mix or shredded mozzarella
  • 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • ½ teaspoon garlic salt
  • cooking spray

Instructions

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  1. Get out and measure your ingredients.
  2. Preheat oven to 375°. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
  3. Roll out pizza dough on the parchment paper. Using a rolling pin roll it out slightly, you don’t want the dough to be thin. You can gently stretch it out evenly with your hands as well. You want a nice even rectangle shaped dough.
  4. Turn the dough sideways. Cut the dough into 3 even pieces. (shown in picture)
  5. Spread a couple Tablespoons down the middle of each section. Don’t go to the edges.
  6. Place 6 large pepperoni over the sauce, overlapping them. Spread ⅓ cup cheese over each section.
  7. Using a little bit of water, wet around the edges so it will stick together. Gently pull up the sides and pinch together well. Pinch the ends closed.
  8. Repeat until you have three "braids" ready. Pinch ends together.
  9. Very carefully braid the three strands together and pinch the ends together, then tuck the ends under the bread.
  10. If one of the sections opens, just pinch back together.
  11. In a small bowl mix the butter and garlic salt together.
  12. Gently brush or spoon butter over the bread.
  13. Until covered.
  14. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Check the bread and see if it is golden brown. Bake an additional 5 minutes if needed.
  15. Remove and slice bread. Serve with more spaghetti sauce.

Notes

  • Pizza Dough - Feel free to use homemade pizza dough instead of store-bought pizza crust.
  • Pasta Sauce - Out of pizza sauce? Pasta sauce or marinara sauce will work instead.
  • Butter - If you don't have unsalted butter on hand, salted butter will work instead.
  • Spicy - add chili pepper flakes to your pizza sauce for a spicy kick to your pizza bread or sprinkle some jalapeno slices or diced jalapeno peppers on your pizza.
  • Deluxe - add addtional toppings like peppers and onions for a tasty recipe.
  • Kid friendly - skip the pepperoni and just use cheese if you have picky eaters.

Nutrition Information

Calories 214kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 24g (8%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 10g (15%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 3g Trans Fat 0.2g Cholesterol 23mg (8%) Sodium 731mg (30%) Potassium 69mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 248IU (5%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 75mg (8%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 214

% Daily Value*

Calories 214kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 24g 8%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 10g 15%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 0.2g 10%
Cholesterol 23mg 8%
Sodium 731mg 30%
Potassium 69mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 248IU 5%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 75mg 8%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.