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Pepperoni Pizza Braid

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By 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

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
180
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
17%
Saturated Fat
5g
24%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
440mg
18%
Potassium
75mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
14g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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