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Create delicious cheesy bread that tastes just like your favorite pizza place!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
So I have been on a bit of a carb kick lately. I do love my carbs! And one of my favorite things to enjoy with those carbs is cheese. Bread and cheese are a match made in haven!
This Cheesy Bread is a make at home version of that yummy cheese bread you can get at your local take and bake pizza place. Like most things this make at home version is better!
Ingredients Needed
- Pizza Dough, you can use a store bought dough or check out my pizza dough recipe
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- Italian Salad Dressing, prepared
- Oil
- Yeast
- Sugar
- Garlic Powder
- Ground Oregano
- Dried Thyme
- Salt
- Pepper
How to Make Cheesy Bread
- Roll out pizza dough into about a 12 inch circle on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Combine salad dressing and seasonings.
- Brush dough with seasoning mixture.
- Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheese evenly over dough.
- Bake at 450 degrees F. until golden brown, about 10-12 minutes.
Tips from leigh Anne
- If you are short on time, use your favorite store bought pizza dough. You will need 1 lb. of pizza dough. I prefer to make this recipe with my homemade pizza dough.
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Cheesy Bread Recipe
Cheesy bread just like your favorite pizza restaurant.
Prep:15 minutes
Cook:3 hours 11 minutes
Let Rise:35 minutes
Total:4 hours 1 minute
Ingredients
Dough:
- 2.5 C flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 Tbsp yeast
- 1 Cup warm water 120*F
- 1 Tbsp oil
Topping:
- 1/4 C prepared Italian salad dressing
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp ground oregano
- 1/4 tsp dried thyme
- dash pepper
- 1-2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 C shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients.
- Combine water and oil; add to flour mixture.
- Add additional flour if needed to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead for 1-2 minutes or until smooth and elastic.
- Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
- Punch the dough down; place on a greased 16″ pizza pan and pat into a 16″ circle.
- Combine salad dressing and seasonings, brush evenly over dough, all the way to the edges. Sprinkle with cheeses.
- For a fluffier cheese bread, at this point, allow the bread to rest for 15 minutes or so. If you’re in a hurry, just skip this rise. (The bread will rise while it bakes, too.)
- Preheat the oven to 450*F. Bake for 11 minutes or until golden brown. Slice. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 138kcal (7%) Carbohydrates: 21g (7%) Protein: 5g (10%) Fat: 4g (6%) Saturated Fat: 1g (6%) Cholesterol: 8mg (3%) Sodium: 285mg (12%) Potassium: 38mg (1%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 1g (1%) Vitamin A: 63IU (1%) Calcium: 56mg (6%) Iron: 1mg (6%)
Miranda says
I’ve been following your blog for a while now and love your recipes. I think this is the first time I’ve commented.. sorry about that! Made this bread the other night and it was a huge hit! It was super easy and turned out great thanks for the great recipe.
Sandra J says
Mmmmmmm…cheesy bread. I actually like it better than pizza 🙂
Your dough recipe looks yummy but you might want to give the Pizza Hut (food.com) dough recipe a try – it’s fantastic and freezes beautifully!
Love your blog!
P.S. We live in Vegas and Cafe Rio is EVERYWHERE – I will crate one up and send to you posthaste. Did you want with or without mariachi music?
Bonnie@WhatAboutPie says
Oh man, I love cheesy bread, especially when it is in the shape of a pizza pie!
The Queen Vee says
Looks so yummy, but too much for two people. Obviously I’ll have to invite someone over for dinner to justify making this recipe. I think I’ll wait until you post to the salad.
Laurie says
My husband wants bread with every meal so I end up making bread often. Your bread recipes are always delicious! My family really enjoys your Cheesy Garlic Bread, Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread and Blitz Bread. I will try this new one soon!