A spin on stuffed crust pizza! Quick and easy homemade pizza, with endless options. Makes a great appetizer, and with all of us home these days, get those kiddo's learning how to cook! This was the first recipe my girls learned how to make.
2packagesrefrigerated French bread dough (11 oz each)
1jarpizza sauce, warmed up
2cups(8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
1packagemini pepperonis (or any size, just cut them into small pieces)
1egg white
1tbspItalian seasoning
2tbspflour
2tbspfreshly grated Parmesan cheeseoptional
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375 F
2. Pleace bread dough, seam side up, on a floured surface. Using a sharp knife, slice each loaf lengthwise end to end, cutting halfway through to center of loaf; spread open flat. If dough is a little sticky, sprinkle with a little four, make a little well down center of each loaf.
3. Spoon half of the pepperoni mixture down center of each loaf. Gather up edges over filling, pinching firmly to seal.
4. Place loaves on baking sheet or stone, seam side down, in an "X" pattern. Crisscross ends of dough to form a large "8" pattern. Leaving a 1 ½ inch opening in center of twist. (This helps the dough bake all the way through)
5. Separate egg from yolk. Keeping egg white, add seasoning mix and beat together. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush all overdough.
6. Using a serrated knife, make a few 2 inch slits, at the top section of each twist, revealing the filling.
7. Grate fresh Parmesan cheese over loaf.
8. Spray top of Aluminum foil with non-stick spray, and place lightly, loosley over twist.
9. Bake 30-40 min, then remove foil and bake for 5-10 min. more, until a nice golden brown.
10. Remove and cool for 5 min. Cut into slices. Serve with warm pizza sauce, if desired.