Description
If an Italian deli exploded inside a loaf of bread, it’d be this crispy meat- and cheese-stuffed braid made easy with just 5 ingredients, including pre-made pizza dough. Feel free to use homemade dough and/or turn this Italian party into a Spanish one using Serrano ham and Manchego cheese–or even a French one with Gruyere and Dijon!
Ingredients
- 1 (16 ounce) package pizza dough
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, or as needed for dusting
- ⅓ cup prepared pesto sauce
- 6 thin slices provolone cheese
- 2 ounces sliced prosciutto, torn into ribbons
- ⅓ cup diced banana peppers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Place pizza dough on a floured surface and roll into a rectangular shape between 1/8-inch and 1/4-inch thick
- letting dough relax occasionally if it keeps springing back. Spread pesto on top
- leaving about a 1-inch border around the edge. Top evenly with provolone cheese
- prosciutto
- and peppers.
- Roll up tightly in the direction that gives you the most length
- ending with the seam on the bottom. Press down to flatten slightly and dust the top lightly with flour. Use a pizza wheel to cut dough lengthwise into 3 long
- even strips using a pizza wheel.
- Place strips next to each other but not touching
- the middle strip cut-side up and the other two cut-sides facing in. Braid them together
- then curl the ends in to form a round wreath shape
- tucking any loose ends under the loaf. Transfer onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until nicely browned
- about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly and serve warm or at room temperature.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 8