Golden, Cheesy Pull Apart Bread Christmas Wreath
This Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread Christmas Wreath is a festive holiday appetizer made with soft pizza dough, melty mozzarella, and brushed with garlicky herb butter. Baked until golden brown and served warm with marinara for dipping, it’s an easy, shareable favorite that brings everyone together around the table.
Servings: 30 Bite-sized servings
Ingredients
- 1 tube refrigerated pizza dough
- 5 mozzarella cheese sticks
- 1 egg large
- 4 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tsp dried parsley flakes
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 3 tbsp parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 cup marinara sauce
Wreath Toppings
- fresh rosemary
- cranberries fresh or dried
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a pizza pan with parchment paper.
- Unroll the pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface and spread the edges out for a uniform rectangle shape. Using a pizza cutter, slice the pizza dough into 30 pieces (6X5). Set aside.
- Unwrap the cheese sticks and slice each one into 1" pieces. You will need a piece of cheese for each square of dough. Pull the edges of the dough around the piece of cheese, pinching the edges together to form a ball.
- Spray a ramekin with non-stick spray around the sides and place on the middle of the pizza pan. Place the dough balls around the ramekin, lightly touching, forming a wreath.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg with 1 tablespoon of water to create an egg wash. Brush each of the dough balls with the egg wash. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until the tops are golden brown.
- When there is about 5 minutes left, prepare the butter sauce for topping. In a small bowl, combine the melted butter, parsley flakes, rosemary, basil, and garlic.
- When the rolls come out of the oven, immediately brush with the butter mixture. Then top with the parmesan cheese.Fill the ramekin with marinara sauce and serve!