Cooking and Serving: 40 minutes | 10 slices
Ingredients
1 recipe gluten free pizza dough | 3 ounces Asiago cheese, grated (or another semi-hard cheese) | 10 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated (plus more for sprinkling)
Description
Prep Time: 25 minutes | Cook Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 40 minutes | Servings: 10 slices
Ingredients
1 recipe gluten free pizza dough
3 ounces Asiago cheese, grated (or another semi-hard cheese)
10 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated (plus more for sprinkling)
5 ounces fresh spinach, chopped
3 ounces pepperoni, thinly sliced
Egg wash, (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water)
Instructions
GLUTEN FREE STUFFED PIZZA BRAID
Prep Time: 25 minutes mins.
Cook Time: 15 minutes mins.
This gluten free stuffed pizza braid is filled with tons of cheese, chopped baby.
spinach and pepperoni, then braided and browned!
EQUIPMENT
Stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment to make the pizza dough.
INGREDIENTS
1 recipe gluten free pizza dough.
3 ounces Asiago cheese, grated (or another semi-hard cheese).
10 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated (plus more for sprinkling).
5 ounces fresh spinach, chopped.
3 ounces pepperoni, thinly sliced.
Egg wash, (1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water).
Preheat your oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with unbleached.
parchment paper, and set it aside.
PREPARE THE DOUGH
Instead, roll it into a 12-inch * Cover the rolled out dough loosely with a moist tea towel and allow it to.
rise slightly while you assemble and prepare the filling ingredients in the.
form indicated in the ingredients list.
ASSEMBLE THE BRAID
Once the filling ingredients are prepared, uncover the dough.
Using a sharp knife, pizza wheel or pastry wheel, cut a 3 1/2-inch x 1.
1/2-inch rectangle out of each of the 4 corners of the dough rectangle. This.
will allow you to wrap the ends of the braid securely around the fillings.
Position the dough rectangle so that one 12-inch side is facing your body as.
you work. Beginning about 1-inch from the top of each flap on the left and.
right-hand sides of the rectangle, cut 8 approximately 1-inch strips in those.
The fillings will all be placed in the center third of the rectangle, from.
the top to the bottom of the dough.
Scatter all of the grated Asiago cheese in an even layer down the center.
Cover with an even layer of all the chopped spinach, then 1/3 of the grated.
mozzarella cheese, followed finally the remaining 2/3 of the grated mozzarella cheese. Pack down the.
fillings tightly * Starting at one end, pull the flap taught over the filling. Only the flaps on.
the ends will be pulled taut. The rest of the braid should be much looser,.
allowing room for expansion in the oven.
Alternating sides, braid the 8 strips on each side of the rectangle over the.
filling, angling the strips slightly. Do not pull the strips taut.
Stop braiding when you have reached the bottom two strips (one on each side).
and the bottom flap. Pull the bottom flap taut up and over the bottom of the.
filling, and cover gently with the remaining two strips.
Transfer the braid carefully to the prepared baking sheet.
Brush the entire surface of the braid generously with the egg wash.
Scatter the additional shredded mozzarella cheese on the top of the braid.
BAKE
Place in the center of the preheated oven and bake until golden brown all.
over (about 15 minutes). Remove from the oven, slice and serve immediately.
BAKE
Place in the center of the preheated oven and bake until golden brown all.
over (about 15 minutes). Remove from the oven, slice and serve immediately.