Pull Apart Pizza Bread

Garlicky pull apart pizza bread with gooey cheese and spicy pepperoni makes a fabulously fun weeknight dinner, game day snack or party appetizer.

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My two favorite things to eat are bread and cheese which is why this pull apart pizza bread is kind of new favorite thing EVER. It’s loaded with all the flavors you’d expect from a really great pepperoni pizza.

What is Pull Apart Bread?

Pull apart bread is formed in a way so that you can pull pieces off. In this case, we are using Rhodes Bake-N-Serv® Dinner Rolls to create this savory pull apart pizza bread.

About Rhodes Rolls

I love using these frozen dough balls from Rhodes – they are SUPER versatile. You’ll find here on the blog lots of recipes I have developed for them of the years, like Olivia and Ethan’s favorite treat – S’mores Pull Aparts.

These Yeast Dinner Rolls are available 12, 36, or 72 rolls per bag and I always have them on hand. They are also:

• Non-GMO
• Made with Cane Sugar
• Have no preservatives
• Vegan
• Kosher
• Made In The USA.

How do you thaw dinner rolls?

In my opinion, the best method is to put them in the refrigerator the night before you want to use them.

1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Take the rolls out of the freezer and set them onto a baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
3. Put the baking sheet with the rolls into the refrigerator overnight (or during the daytime). The rolls need at 8-10 hours in the refrigerator.
4. Remove the rolls from the refrigerator. If they have not doubled in size, let them rest at room temperature until they do.

How to make Pizza Bread

Here’s what you will need to make this recipe:

• Rhodes Bread Dinner Rolls
• Cooking Spray
• Olive Oil
• Fresh Garlic
• Italian Seasoning Mix
• Colby Jack and Mozzarella Cheeses
• Grated Parmesan Cheese
• Mini Pepperoni – if you have the regular ones, just cut them into quarters.
• Salt and Pepper (I use Himalayan salt)
• Tomato Sauce for dipping – I love using our homemade sauce.

Here is how to prepare pull apart pizza bread:

1. Preheat the oven to 350-degrees F.
2. Grease a bundt pan really, really, really well. I cannot overstate this. If you do not grease the pan REALLY well, your pizza bread won’t come out.
3. Once the rolls are thawed (see above), cut them into quarters and place them into a large mixing bowl.
4. Drizzle the olive oil over all the dough.
5. After that, add the Italian seasoning mix and fresh garlic.
6. Add the cheeses and pepperoni.
7. Use a spoonula to mix everything all together.
8. Spoon the dough mixture into the prepared pan.
9. Bake for 30 minutes until the pizza bread is cooked through and the top is golden brown.
10. Remove from the oven and use a butter knife to gently go around the edges of the pan to help loosen the pan.
11. Finally, invert onto a cutting board or serving plate.
12. Serve hot with warm tomato sauce for dipping.

For a list of some of my favorite items to use when cooking and why I chose them, please visit my Kitchen Resource page.

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Pizza Bread Recipe Variations

There are so many ways to switch up how you make pull apart pizza bread. Here are just a few ways:

• Instead of pepperoni, use cooked ground sausage or chopped up leftover meatballs.
• Add 1/2 cup each of finely diced peppers and onions before baking.

Pull Apart Pizza Bread Recipe

It there anything more amazing that melted cheesy bread studded with pepperoni and smothered with garlic and herb flavors?!?

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Pull Apart Pizza Bread Recipe

Flavored with garlic, herbs and spices and studded with mini pepperoni, this cheesy pull apart pizza bread is perfect for a yummy weeknight meal with a salad or severed as an appetizer for game day and other get together.

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Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Pull Apart Pizza Bread

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Author: Ang Paris

Equipment

• Baking Sheet
• Parchment Paper
• Cutting Board
• Knife
• Large Mixing Bowl
• Spoonula
• Bundt Pan
• Liquid Measuring Cup
• Dry Measuring Cups
• Measuring Spoons

Ingredients

• 24 Rhodes Bread Frozen Dinner Rolls
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons Italian Seasoning Mix
• 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup Colby Jack cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 cups mini pepperoni – or regular pepperoni cut into quarters
• 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• Cooking Spray
• Tomato Sauce, for dipping

Instructions

Thawing the Rolls

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  
• Take the rolls out of the freezer and set them onto a baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Take the rolls out of the freezer and set them onto a baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  
• Put the baking sheet with the rolls into the refrigerator overnight (or during the daytime).

  The rolls need at 8-10 hours in the refrigerator.
• Remove the rolls from the refrigerator. If they have not doubled in size, let them rest at room temperature until they do.
  

Making the Pizza Bread

• Preheat the oven to 350-degrees F.
  
• Grease a bundt pan really, really, really well. I cannot overstate this. If you do not grease the pan REALLY well, your pizza bread won't come out.
• Once the rolls are thawed (see above), cut them into quarters and place them into a large mixing bowl.
• Drizzle the olive oil over all the dough.
• After that, add the Italian seasoning mix, minced garlic, cheeses and pepperoni
• Use a spoonula to mix everything all together.
• Spoon the dough mixture into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes until the pizza bread is cooked through and the top is golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and use a butter knife to gently go around the edges of the pan to help loosen the pan.
• Finally, invert onto a cutting board or serving plate.Serve hot with warm tomato sauce for dipping.

Notes

If you do not have Italian Seasoning on hand, use this combination:

• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic (or garlic powder)
• 1/2 teaspoon onion power
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

 

Note: If you do not have a bundt pan, you can make this in a 9×11 pan instead.