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Asiago Cheese and Onion Braid

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Updated Jun 10, 2010
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Fragrant herbs and Italian cheese favor this wonderful bread, made easy by using prepared pizza dough.

Asiago Cheese and Onion Braid

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 12
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 425°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden brown. Stir in brown sugar and thyme. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
  • Step 
    3
    Unroll pizza dough; place on cookie sheet. Starting at center, roll or press dough into 15x10-inch rectangle. Sprinkle cheese down center third of dough. Spoon onion mixture evenly over cheese.
  • Step 
    4
    With scissors or sharp knife, make cuts 1 inch apart on both long sides of dough to within 1/2 inch of filling. Alternately cross strips diagonally over filling; turn ends under and press to seal. Brush egg white over top. Sprinkle with poppy seed.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 11 to 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Remove from cookie sheet; cut crosswise into slices.

Nutrition

160 Calories
7g Total Fat
5g Protein
19g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
160
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
4g
19%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
360mg
15%
Potassium
80mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
19g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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