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Pepperoni Pizza Braid

Roxana Yawgel
Updated Nov 5, 2018
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This easy, cheese-stuffed twist on pizza night makes a great dinner or fun game day appetizer.

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Pepperoni Pizza Braid

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 4
  • Servings 8
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper.
  • Step 
    2
    Unroll dough on cookie sheet. Press into 13x8-inch rectangle; if using crescent rolls, firmly press perforations to seal. Spread pizza sauce in 3 1/2-inch-wide strip lengthwise down center of dough all the way to ends. Layer half the pepperoni slices and cheese over sauce; repeat.
  • Step 
    3
    Make cuts 1 inch apart on each side of rectangle just to edge of filling. Alternating from side to side, fold cut strips of dough at an angle halfway across filling, slightly overlapping ends.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown. Serve with additional pizza sauce, if desired.

Nutrition

180 Calories
11g Total Fat
6g Protein
14g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Tips from the

Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    For additional cheesy flavor, sprinkle top of crescent dough with 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese before baking.
  • tip 2
    No pizza sauce? Use marinara sauce instead.
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