Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread

Football-shaped cheesy pull-apart bread made from pizza dough squares filled with mozzarella, baked, then brushed with garlic-herb butter and topped with Parmesan. Serve with marinara.

By @the_jade_life

Original recipe source

Cook time: 18 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 16 oz pizza crust pizza dough
• 5 mozzarella cheese sticks use 5 to 6 sticks, cut into equal pieces
• 1 TSP garlic powder divided
• 1 egg for egg wash
• 1 TBS water for egg wash
• 3 TBS butter melted
• 1 TSP garlic powder divided
• 1 TSP Italian seasoning
• 1 TBS parsley
• 1 Parmesan cheese shredded, for topping
• 1 provolone cheese for football laces

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Oven preheated and baking sheet lined.
2. Roll out the pizza dough and cut it into squares; one example uses 24 squares, though smaller squares and more pieces are also allowed by the source. Dough cut into squares.
3. Cut the mozzarella cheese sticks into equal pieces, place a piece of mozzarella on each pizza square, and roll each into a ball. Shape the rolls on the prepared baking sheet, optionally into a football shape. Filled rolls shaped on the baking sheet.
4. Sprinkle the shaped rolls with 1 teaspoon of the garlic powder, then brush with the egg wash made from the egg and water. Rolled dough seasoned and brushed with egg wash.
5. Bake for 16 to 18 minutes, or until the tops turn golden brown. Tops are golden brown.
6. Mix the melted butter, the remaining 1 teaspoon garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and parsley. Brush the mixture over the cheesy bread, then sprinkle with shredded Parmesan cheese. If using provolone cheese, add it as football laces. Bread brushed and topped with Parmesan.