Pepperoni Pizza Pull-Apart Bread
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Pepperoni Pizza Pull-Apart Bread
Description
This recipe uses round loaves of firm-crusted bread scored vertically and horizontally without cutting through the bottom crust, creating a checkerboard of cubes. These gaps are packed with shredded mozzarella and halved pepperoni slices to mimic classic pepperoni pizza flavors.
Butter is melted and mixed with Italian seasoning, then drizzled over and brushed into the bread, infusing it with savory, herbed richness. Wrapped in foil, the bread bakes until the cheese inside melts and the surface browns lightly, creating a pull-apart texture where each piece can be plucked off easily.
Warm marinara or pizza sauce serves as a dipping sauce, complementing the melted cheese and spiced pepperoni. This dish suits casual gatherings or game day snacks, letting eaters enjoy familiar pizza tastes in a convenient pull-apart bread format.
Ingredients
- 2 round bread doesn't matter exactly what kind, just make sure it is something with a more firm crust, loaves
- 2-3 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- ½ cup pepperoni cut in half, slices
- ½ cup butter
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 2 cups marinara sauce I prefer a basil-garlic blend but use whatever you like best, or pizza sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with foil (use a lot of overhang on the sides because you are going to wrap the bread loaves) and spray with cooking spray.
- Use a long bread knife to slice the bread. Make long slices about 1.5 inches apart all across the bread, and then in the opposite direction so that you get a checkerboard effect. **Be careful not to slice all the way through the bread, do not cut through the bottom crust!**
- Gently stuff the mozzarella into all of the spaces in the bread. Stuff pepperoni slices into the spaces next. Melt butter and whisk in italian seasoning. Drizzle or brush seasoned butter over the whole bread.
- Place loaves onto prepared baking sheet and wrap the loaves with the overhanging foil. Bake 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and bread start to brown lightly. Serve pull-apart bread with warmed pizza/marina sauce. Pull-apart your pizza bread, dip, and enjoy!
Notes
- Serve the pull-apart bread warm with marinara sauce for dipping to enhance the pizza flavors.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 290 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 290kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 1276mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 541mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 975IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 352mg | 35% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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