Pull Apart Pizza Bread Recipe

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Social gathering meals you can also make forward, freeze and might even be reheated within the microwave! Each piece of bread you pull out of Pull Aside Pizza Bread is sort of a mini pizza!

Pulling a piece of Pull Apart Pizza Bread out

Have you ever ever seen such small, pudgy palms on a totally grown individual? Properly, I say “totally grown” however I need to admit I’m somewhat vertically challenged. I prefer to say I’ve been standing in a gap since I used to be 7. 🙂

Having “Child Fingers” (which is what my mates name me!) is the bane of my life as a meals blogger as a result of I like doing “motion pictures”. I make a acutely aware effort to attempt to place my fingers to make them look extra elongated in photographs (I type of stretch them out, and I attempt to get a flattering gentle on them), however typically I’m too flustered to recollect.

Like capturing this stretchy cheese shot whereas the cheese was nonetheless heat.

So there you may have it. My Child Fingers on full show so that you can see and have a giggle over.

“Each piece of bread you pull out is sort of a mini pizza!”

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The unique Cheese and Garlic Crack Bread which impressed this Pizza Pull Aside Bread

I significantly thought of calling this Crack Bread #2. As a result of it was impressed by my Cheese and Garlic Crack Bread (“Crack Bread”) and is sort of as addictive. I say nearly, as a result of I contemplate Crack Bread to be the unique and the most effective!

Truly, the concept for this pizza model took place from a reader who requested if they may add pizza sauce to Crack Bread. I stated it might undoubtedly be finished however thought it may be a bit onerous to unfold the sauce into all of the cracks. One other reader prompt utilizing a squeezer bottle which is a good concept!

I thought of making a pizza model of Crack Bread however the concern I had was that as a result of the bread used for Crack Bread is a full dimension loaf, the “cracks” are fairly deep so many of the cheese and pepperoni would slide to the underside.

Don’t get me fallacious. It will nonetheless be scrumptious! However I assumed that utilizing baguettes / french sticks can be slightly extra sensible for a pizza model. Each piece of bread is sort of a mini pizza!

Pull Apart Pizza Bread out after baking in a tray

As with Crack Bread, this reheats rather well, not simply within the oven, but additionally within the microwave! The crust stays good and crunchy as a result of it will get a thick crunchy crust when it’s baked. A key tip is to just remember to don’t swap out the mozzarella cheese. As a result of mozzarella re-melts properly, not like many different cheeses.

So you’ll be able to assemble this, then refrigerate or freeze it and bake when prepared. OR you’ll be able to bake it then refrigerate or freeze it and bake or microwave it to reheat.

It seems to be harmless sufficient once you first pull it out of the oven….

Pulling a piece of Pull Apart Pizza Bread out in a tray

….till you begin getting caught into it! (And there you go, my Child Fingers once more. Go on, have one other giggle!).

Pulling a piece of Pulling a piece of Pull Apart Pizza Bread out, with cheese strings

If Crack Bread is the head-honcho of the crack bread household, then this Pizza Pull Aside Bread should be his son!

So what do you consider Crack Bread‘s son? How does he examine to the unique??

PS I made this bread quite a few instances to attempt to give you the “greatest” manner. I’ve included my ideas on every manner I attempted under the recipe. 🙂


Every thing Pizza!

  • Selfmade Frozen Pizzas

  • Garlic Bread Mini Pizzas

  • Sizzling Mushroom Pepperoni Pizza Dip

  • Mini Pizza Potato Skins

And extra occasion appetisers utilizing bread!

  • Tacky Jalapeno Bacon Stuffed Baguette with Garlic Butter

  • Quiche Toast Cups

Methods I attempted making this:

 

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Pull Apart Pizza Bread Recipe

Pull Apart Pizza Bread Recipe

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Serves: 8 Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 269 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup salted butter
  • 1 garlic clove , minced (or 2 if you like really garlicky)
  • 1 baguette / french , 60cm / 2 feet long (or multiple short ones)
  • 1/3 cup pizza sauce
  • 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups grated mozzarella cheese (Notes 1 and 2)
  • 4 oz / 120g pepperoni , sliced or diced (I used mini pepperoni)
  • 1/4 red onion , finely diced (optional)
  • 1/2 tbsp fresh parsley , finely diced (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
  2. Melt butter with the garlic in it.
  3. Cut the french stick into 1.5 - 2 cm / 3/5" - 4/5" thick slices (about 25 slices, including ends) and lay them out on a work surface.
  4. Brush butter on each slice, ensuring to dab some garlic on. Use most but not all the butter.
  5. Spread a small dab of pizza sauce on each piece of bread, top with onion, cheese then pepperoni (in this order).
  6. Stack 6 or 7 pieces of bread on top of each other. Then pick up the stack (hold the top and bottom pieces) and place it in a 22cm / 8" square baking dish. (See photos below) (Note 3)
  7. Brush the top of the bread with the remaining butter.
  8. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes, or until cheese is mostly melted. Then remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown and crusty (to your liking).
  9. Remove from oven, sprinkle with parsley (if using) and serve immediately!

Notes

1. You can substitute the mozzarella for any melting cheese of your choice but mozzarella gives the best "stretch". Provolone Dolce is pretty good for stretch too. If you are planning to reheat again after baking, or are expecting leftovers (unlikely!), then I suggest sticking with mozzarella because it remelts quite well.
2. I tried this with sliced and grated cheese. Grated works better - sliced tends to slide to the bottom when it melts and doesn't distribute as well on each slice (also more calories!).
3. Fitting the bread in the baking dish snugly is key for ensuring the cheese and pepperoni don't slide to the bottom while baking.
4. This can be frozen (2 months) or refrigerated (3 days) before or after baking. If it is uncooked, then follow the recipe directions to bake in the oven (thaw first, or add 5 to 10 minutes to the baking time). If you have refrigerated or frozen a baked one (i.e. cheese is melted), then you can reheat it in the oven (wrap in foil) or in the microwave (it does not go soggy because it has a thick crust on it).
5. If you bake it, then after it has cooled and set, you can remove it from the dish (use a spatula) and wrap it in foil. It holds together quite well when reheated so it is transportable without the baking dish.
5. Nutrition per serving.

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Hi, I’m Sarah Millar!
I’m a food blogger who loves creating quick and easy recipes that bring big flavor without the fuss. Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated — and I’m here to share simple, fast food ideas that anyone can make at home. When I’m not in the kitchen, you’ll usually find me tasting new dishes, exploring cafés, or coming up with fresh food hacks to make everyday meals more fun.

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