Cheese and pepperoni stuffed pull-apart pizza bread

By peridot728

Ingredients

• 1 loaf artisan white or French bread
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter or margarine, melted
• 12-15 slices mozzarella cheese
• 20-25 pieces pepperoni
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 cup pizza sauce or marinara sauce, heated

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Make cuts in crosshatch pattern across the top of bread but do not cut all the way through bread.

Stir garlic powder into melted butter then brush inside cuts and on top of bread.

Fill cut areas with mozzarella and pepperoni and sprinkle with Parmesan on top and inside bread.

Wrap entire loaf in aluminum foil and bake 10 minutes. Remove foil, return to oven for additional 2-3 minutes.

Serve with warmed pizza sauce or marinara for dipping.