Last week my son had some friends over to spend the night, and I wanted to be the nice Mom and make some food for them. Plus, I was looking for something to eat while we watched a movie.
I had bought some pepperoni and cheese to make a pizza braid, but I saw a recipe for bloomin’ bread and thought it looked great.
I had cheese slices and the are more expensive then shredded. You can use either, I have had blocks and sliced those for the bread. I sliced the bread as it was difficult for the kids to do, but they were able to do EVERYTHING else. It was actually fun for the boys to make their own. It was a hit, so I think should the kids have another slumber party that this would be a good activity for them.
Both loaves were baked together on the same cookies sheet and the kitchen smelled AMAZING! If you need a snack or appetizer this is a good one!
Bloomin’ Pizza Bread
12-16 ounces mozzarella or Provolone cheese, thinly sliced
1 (3.5 ounce) package pepperoni, halved
3 Tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasonings
2 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese
pizza/marinara sauce for dippingDirections:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cut the bread lengthwise and widthwise without cutting through the bottom crust. This can be a little tricky going the second way but the bread is very forgiving.
Place bread on a foil-lined baking sheet and insert cheese slices and pepperoni between cuts. Combine butter, garlic powder, and Italian seasonings. Drizzle or brush over bread with a pastry brush. Sprinkle bread with Parmesan cheese.
Wrap bread completely in foil and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Unwrap the bread and bake 10 more minutes, or until cheese is melted and pepperoni is a little crispy.
Bloomin’ Onion Bread
Cut the bread lengthwise and widthwise without cutting through the bottom crust. This can be a little tricky going the second way but the bread is very forgiving.
Place on a foil-lined baking sheet. Insert cheese slices between cuts. Combine butter, onion, and poppy seeds. Drizzle over bread. Wrap in foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
Unwrap the bread and bake 10 more minutes, or until cheese is melted.
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OMG! That sounds delish, definitly making the pizza one this week! Thank you so much for all your wonderful recipes they rock!
Ok that looks amazing! I will have to save this!!!!
I picked up the items at the store…can’t wait to make it! 🙂
Can’t tell you how yummy this was! (We made the pepperoni variety)…just wanted to let you know ~ if you have an electric knife, cutting the bread is a snap ~ just be careful not to go all he way through! Thanks for sharing!
OMG tried this tonight so good…..
I used an Italian bread and instead of garlic powder I used real garlic
Thanks for this I so enjoyed it
OMG!!! bread and cheese are my two favorite things!!! yummo! thanks for sharing!