Pesto Braid Bread
Soft homemade bread is braided around a cheesy pesto filling, then baked until golden for a savory loaf that's perfect for sharing alongside pasta, soup, or your favorite Italian meal.
Ingredients
- 1 lb store bought pizza dough
- 1 cup prepared pesto sauce
- 1 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella
- 1 tbsp each chopped garlic and Italian parsley
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400
- Form dough into a ball kneading lightly let rest 30 minutes covered
- Divide dough into 3 equal parts roll into 10 inch flat log, on lightly floured broad
- Spread each log with pesto then the cheeses
- Now roll the flat logs around the filling
- Form the three logs into a tight braid
- Brush with olive oil, pesto, garlic, parmesan, salt and pepper
- Bake at 400 for 15 minutes lower heat to 350 and bake 15 minutes longer