Margherita Pizza Pull Apart Bread
The simple and delicious flavors of Margherita Pizza in a finger-licking version that everyone can grab a hold of. Tangy tomatoes, herbal basil, and rich cheese all tucked into crusty bread to make a pizza that you can really wrap your hands around.
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Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of crusty Italian bread 16oz
- 1 stick of salted butter melted
- 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
- 2 large garlic cloves minced fine
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 6 large fresh basil leaves sliced thin
- 2/3 cup of tomato sauce
- 8 ounces mozzarella shredded
- 8 ounces fresh mozzarella pearls
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Prepare the Bread Loaf
- Place loaf on a butting board.
- Slice the bread on the diagonal, making 1 inch sections and without cutting all the way through. Leave about 1/4 inch from the bottom uncut.
- Slice the bread in the opposite direction in the same fashion, creating a diamond cut pattern across the loaf.
- Place loaf on a large piece of foil.
- Preheat oven to 350F
Make the Butter Mixture
- Combine minced garlic, melted butter, red peper flakes, and salt.
- Brush the butter mixture in the cuts of the bread loaf.
Stuff the Margherita Pull Apart Bread
- Add the mozzarella pearls to the cracks of bread.
- Spoon the tomato sauce in the cracks as evenly as possible.
- Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese over the bread loaf and using your fingers, stuff it into the cracks.
- Sprinkle the sliced fresh basil over the top of the bread.
- Seal the Margherita Pizza Pull Apart Bread Loaf in the foil.
Cook the Margherita Pull Apart Bread
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Uncover and bake another 10 minutes of until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the bread is a golden brown.
- Remove the bread from the oven and brush the top with remaining garlic/butter mixture.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 576mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g