Cheesy Garlic Pizza Bread (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Bread & Butter Base
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⅔ cup melted butter
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4 garlic cloves, smashed (or 1 tablespoon of pre-minced garlic)
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1 unsliced loaf of sourdough, Vienna, or Pane Di Casa bread
→ Fillings & Toppings
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3½ oz of mini pepperoni slices
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¾ cup grated mozzarella cheese
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¼ cup finely diced red onion
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Freshly shredded basil leaves
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1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning or dried Italian herbs
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⅓ cup pizza sauce
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1 large tomato, chopped into small pieces
# Instructions:
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Flip your oven on to 350°F (176°C) and let it warm up.
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In a little bowl, stir the melted butter and crushed garlic until they’re fully mixed.
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Grab a sharp bread knife and make those neat diagonal cuts across the bread’s top. Don’t slice too deep—stop about 1 inch before hitting the bottom. Then cut in the other direction to form diamond-like pieces.
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Place the bread onto a baking sheet that’s been lined with parchment paper or foil.
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Slip half of the garlic butter into the bread’s wedges, followed by the pizza sauce. Then stuff in the onion, tomato, pepperoni, basil, and cheese.
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Pour the last bit of the garlic butter on top and sprinkle those Italian herbs all over.
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Cover the whole thing with foil and let it bake for 15-20 minutes, just until the cheese is starting to melt.
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Take the foil off and bake for another 10 minutes or until the bread gets crispy and the cheese is bubbly and fully melted.
# Notes:
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You could swap in homemade Artisan Bread if you’d like
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Let it cool down a bit before digging in