When I first started making pepperoni loaves, I would make it from scratch. Flour, yeast, hot water, etc., but that just took too long. I found a better alternative. At ShopRite, they sell fresh dough balls. You buy the dough the day before you want to use it, leave it in the refrigerator and watch it grow. It usually doubles in size.
A few hours before I plan to make the pepperoni loaf, I take the dough ball out of the refrigerator and place it in a plastic bowl with a slightly damp towel on top.
This towel prevents the dough from drying out.
Put some flour on the rolling pin and dough ball before rolling out the dough.
You'll want to roll it out to the shape of a football.
Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese down the center.
Add sliced pepperoni.
Cut slits on each side.
Overlap the slits and press together.
This is an example of what the pepperoni looks like before baking.
This is what it looks like when it comes out of the oven.
Make sure the oven is preheated to 350 degrees and bake for about 30+ minutes until golden brown.
ENJOY!!!!
Use a knife and cut where the slits are to make individual slices.
DIPPING SAUCE: You could heat up pizza or spaghetti sauce and it would taste like a pepperoni pizza.
Oh my! Keep giving us these easy recipes! Another meal to prepare this weekend. :)
ReplyDeleteOh wow! That is a SUPER EASY way of doing pepperoni bread! I always like getting new recipes for that. I have a similar one but without that cool looking braided top... and without the grated cheese. Have you ever experimented with other fillings?
ReplyDeleteoh nice, i must try out this recipe sometime! :3 looks delicious, i may even try my own spin on it X3
ReplyDeleteis there any special sauce you can add to the pepperoni loaf?
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