Pizza Pull-Apart Loaf
Ingredients
1
Kowalski's Signature Artisan Italian Country Bread (from the Artisan Bread Table)
- cooking spray, for spraying the foil
8 oz.
Kowalski's Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
½ cup (1 stick)
Kowalski's Salted Butter
1 tsp.
Kowalski's Pizza Seasoning
- chopped fresh Italian parsley, for garnish (optional)
- Kowalski's Pizza Sauce, warmed in the microwave, for serving
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Slice bread 1" thick, leaving approx. ¼" of the base intact.
- Turn loaf 90°; slice 1" thick to create a cross-hatch pattern, leaving base intact.
- Place loaf on an extra-large sheet of foil lightly sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle cheese over loaf, allowing shreds to fall between the cuts.
- Wrap bread completely in foil; bake on a baking sheet in the preheated oven until cheese is melted (15-20 min.).
- Remove bread from oven; unwrap, leaving foil under the loaf to make cleanup easier. Increase oven temperature to 425°.
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt butter; stir in pizza seasoning.
- Brush bread with seasoned butter all over the top and in the cuts.
- Return bread to oven, unwrapped; bake until golden-brown (about 10 min.).
- Remove from oven; let bread cool slightly.
- Garnish with parsley; serve with sauce on the side for dipping.
