Thursday, February 07, 2013

Spinach Pull-Apart Bread Recipe


What You’ll Need

Makes 8 servings
  • 3 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1 ½ teaspoons garlic salt
  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 box (9 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain and finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon basil leaves, if desired
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cans (8 ounces each) Pillsbury® refrigerated garlic butter crescent dinner rolls
  • 1 cup marinara sauce, heated, if desired

Let’s Do It

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees; grease a 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with nonstick spray
  • In small bowl, mix butter and ½ teaspoon of garlic salt, then set aside
  • In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, mayo, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, spinach, basil, pepper and remaining garlic salt until blended, then set aside
  • Unroll crescent dough and separate into 16 triangles; cut each triangle in half lengthwise to make total of 32 small triangles
  • Stretch or press 1 triangle slightly, being careful not to tear it, and then spoon 1 tablespoon spinach mixture onto center of triangle, pull dough around mixture into a ball and press edges to seal; repeat with remaining triangles
  • Roll each ball in butter mixture, layer in pan and bake 35 – 40 minutes or until golden brown
  • Let cool 5 minutes and then place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan, flip plate and pan back over to remove pull-apart bread and let cool 10 minutes longer
  • Serve immediately with side of warm marinara sauce for dipping

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