Italian Bread Pull Apart

Submitted by MrsSPheonix

"Found a recipe for a sweet pull apart, but wanted savoury & came up with this. It really is pretty versatile; feel free to use other ingredients such as olives, roasted peppers or artichokes. You could also use fresh herbs, different cheeses, & more or less ingredients to taste. Have fun and experiment! Times include roasting garlic & all proofing & cooking times."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 Loaf

ingredients

• 350 ml water
• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 650 g white bread flour (4 1/2 cups, you can also use a light rye flour if you'd prefer)
• 1 teaspoon bread improver
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried yeast
• 3 tablespoons prepared pesto sauce, bought or homemade
• 8 cloves garlic, roasted & mashed with a fork
• 1⁄4 cup semi dried tomatoe, chopped or left whole
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, more to taste
• 1⁄4 cup mozzarella cheese or 1/4 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• black pepper, to taste (optional)

directions

1. Put water, oil, salt, sugar, flour, bread improver& yeast into the bread machine in the order listed by the manufacturer.
2. Run machine on"Dough" cycle.
3. Once finished, remove dough from machine& roll on into a rectangle, approx 1" thick.
4. Spread the dough with pesto and garlic.
5. Add tomatoes& cheeses in an even layer,& black pepper (if using).
6. Roll dough up as you would for a jelly or swiss roll cake.
7. Slice into even pieces, about 1" thick.
8. Place pieces close together in a greased cake tin or oven dish.
9. Cover& leave to rise in a warm place, this will take about 1 hour to double in size.
10. Bake in a 190 degrees C oven for 30-40 minutes, or until golden brown.
11. Best served warm.
12. I'm sure it'd be fine cold too, but it never lasts that long!