Pepperoni Pizza Pull- Apart Bread


Recipe makes two 9 inch loaf pans or three to four 7  3/8 x 3  3/8 loaf pans.

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*1/2 cup warm Water (105-110*F.)

*1 1/2 tablespoons instant Yeast

*4 teaspoons Sugar

*5 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour (Bread Flour can be used but makes a dense bread)

*2/3 cup Milk

*1 cup salted Butter, room temperature

*1 teaspoon Sea Salt

*4 eggs

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Pizza Bread Toppings (for two bread loaves):

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*1 cup Marinara Sauce or your favorite Pizza Sauce

*1/2 cup minis Pepperoni’s

*2 cups grated Monterey Jack Cheese or Mozzarella Cheese

*1/4 teaspoon crushed Red Pepper Flakes or to taste, sprinkled over toppings

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Butter Garlic Topping:

*2 tablespoons Butter

*1 tablespoon extra light Olive Oil

*1 clove Garlic, minced or pressed

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Bread Dough Instructions:


In a stand mixer with bowl, add the warm water, yeast and sugar and allow to rise until bubbly.

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Then add 1/2 cup of the flour to coat the yeast mixture. Then add: Milk, butter, sea salt and eggs (adding one at a time) while mixing on medium speed. Slowly adding the remaining flour until a slightly sticky ball. (Add more flour if needed.)

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Remove Dough from mixing bowl and place in a greased mixing bowl.

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Cover the dough with a slightly damp flour cloth dish towel and allow to rise until double in bulk, about 1 hour.

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Roll out pizza dough  into a rectangular shape. Spread on the pizza sauce and the remaining bread pizza toppings. (Cut edges off rolled rectangular pizza dough for more uniform squares in loaf pan and discard (only if desired, I just used the edges). Use a pizza dough cutter to cut squares with toppings, stacking 3-4 squares at a time and placing the stacks in loaf pans on their side until pan is full. Brush the loaf with garlic butter topping see garlic butter topping. Bake as described below.

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Garlic Butter Topping:

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In heated skillet on medium heat add the butter, olive oil and garlic and  sauté for 1-2 minutes.

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Brush the top of bread loaves with butter and garlic mixture, after baking for 15 minutes. Then continue baking for another 15-20 minutes and brush again with butter garlic mixture, after baking and enjoy warm!

Recipe adapted from Chez Us and Just a Taste

  
Enjoy!

Lindy