Pizza Braid
A slight variation for pizza night that uses frozen bread dough and is so fun!
This is actually one of the very first things that I pinned on Pinterest and I was so excited to try it. It was very simple. The ratio of filling to bread was perfect. There wasn't any one flavor that overwhelmed any other - it was just the perfect balance of flavor!
In Tennessee, my mom-in-law had a freezer stocked with Italian sausage. My husband went crazy for it. I'm pretty sure that's all he ate while we were there :) I couldn't find pizza sauce at the commissary, but I was able to find the brand of my favorite pizza sauce in spaghetti sauce. I happened to have stumbled upon an Italian Sausage with Peppers & Onions sauce. I grabbed it up because the recipe didn't call for onions or peppers and I love onions and peppers in EVERYTHING.
What you need:
1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed completely
1/2 lb to 1 lb ground beef, browned and drained
Pepperoni
Pizza sauce
Mozzarella cheese
Olive oil
Dried oregano
Directions:
Press bread dough into a long rectangle on a baking sheet. (Make sure you grease it first!)
Spread sauce in the middle and then top with meats and cheese.
Slice 1-inch strips to the filling on both sides.
Take one strip from each side and braid, alternating between sides. Tuck the ends under.
Bake at 325* for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle with dried oregano.
Return to oven and bake for 5 more minutes.
Recipe from Busy Mommy
Originally posted on Fantastical Sharing of Recipes on July 31, 2012
