Pepperoni Pizza Party Bread

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Loaded with homemade pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni this fun bread is a real crowd pleaser.
from jamiecooksitup.com

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  • 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 (14 ounce) Tuscan Bread Loaf
  • 1 C homemade pizza sauce (Recipe Here)
  • 1 C mini pepperoni
  • 2 C mozzarella cheese, grated
  • 1/2 C parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1/4 tsp Italian seasoning
  • Homemade Red Sauce
  • 1 -14.5 oz can Italian Stewed Tomatoes
  • 1 small can tomato paste
  • 1 t sugar
  • 1 t dried oregano
  • 1 t dried basil
  • 1/2 t garlic powder
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/2 t lemon juice
  • pinch red pepper flakes

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
2. Grab a nice loaf of thick artisan style bread. You don't want to use store made french bread, it's not hearty enough and will get soggy once you add the sauce.
3. Slice the bread into 1 inch strips, making sure not to cut all the way through to the bottom. Turn the bread and slice it in one inch strips, going the other direction. This will make is so the bread is cut into handy "pull-apart" sizes.
4. Make a batch of Homemade Pizza Sauce (recipe here). The sauce recipe makes about 2 cups, you will only need 1 C for the Pepperoni Pizza Party Bread. The good news is...the sauce freezes really well. Just pour the remaining sauce into a freezer safe ziploc bag and lay it flat inside your freezer. Or, make a second party loaf!

Homemade Red Sauce
1. Combine all ingredients into a small food processor and blend. No mini food processor? You could easily just use a whisk to combine it all together.
2. Spread it onto your pizza dough…top with your favorite toppings, some mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
3. Bake your pizza at 475 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Yield: 2 -12 inch pizzas
5. Place the bread on a baking sheet and carefully spoon the pizza sauce into the crevices of the bread.
6. Tuck about 3/4 C mini pepperoni pieces into the crevices of the bread.
7. Grab 2 C of grated mozzarella cheese.
8. Tuck the cheese into as many crevices as possible and then sprinkle the rest on the top.
9. Sprinkle 1/2 C grated parmesan cheese over the top.
10. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp italian seasoning over the top and randomly place a few pepperoni pieces on top.
11. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheese it melted and bubbly.

Serve immediately and enjoy!

Yield: 5-6 servings

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