Easy pizza braid that can be made with any ingredients to fill it. Works great as a freezer meal!
Course Entree
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Author Sarah @ Must Have Mom
Ingredients
1loaf Rhodes frozen bread dough
For Pepperoni Version:
1/4Ctomato paste
1tspcrushed oregano
1/4tspgarlic powder
1CChopped pepperoni
1CShredded mozzarella cheese
For Ham Version:
1stick butter
1/2envelope of hidden valley ranch dry dressing mix
3/4lbthinly sliced ham
1 1/2Cshredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
Let bread dough thaw overnight in fridge or follow package directions for thawing.
Roll bread dough into rectangle shape so it is 1/2'' thick.
Spread tomato paste on center leaving edges clean.
Top with herbs, pepperoni and cheese. *For Ham Version: Combine melted butter and ranch mix together to create a spread and use that instead of tomato paste. Top with your ham and cheese.
Use pizza cutter to cut even number of strips down each side.
Start at the bottom and take each piece and cross them, braiding until you reach the end. Cross and twist to seal the end.
Wrap with plastic wrap and then foil.
Cooking Day:
Thaw overnight in fridge. Place on lightly greased baking sheet and cover with greased plastic wrap.
A couple hours before baking let rise on counter until double in size.