Pepperoni Batter Bread Recipes

PEPPERONI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Roll frozen bread dough out into a rectangle. Brush dough with beaten egg. Arrange pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese over the dough. Sprinkle on the Italian seasoning. Roll up dough like a jelly roll and pinch seam to seal; place, seam side down, on prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until golden.

PEPPERONI BATTER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° degrees.
• Grease a 1 1/2 quart ovenproof casserole dish (round or oval work best).
• Set aside 1 cup flour.
• Mix together remaining flour and all dry ingredients including pepperoni, cheese and yeast in a large bowl.
• Stir margarine& water into dry mixture.
• Mix in more flour to make a thick batter.
• Cover bowl and let batter rest about 10 minutes.
• Turn batter into greased casserole dish.
• Cover and let rise until doubled (about 30-35 minutes).
• Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until done (should sound hollow when lightly tapped).
• Remove from pan and cool on rack.
• serve warm or cold.
• If using"regular dry yeast": dissolve yeast in 1 1/4 cups warm (105°-115°) water.
• Beat in sugar, salt, margarine and 2 cups of flour till smooth.
• Mix in pepperoni, cheese and extra flour to make a thick batter.
• Cover, let rise until doubled (about 1 hour).
• Stir down batter and turn into a greased 1 1/2 quart ovenproof casserole.
• Cover, let rise until doubled (about 1 hour).
• Bake at 375° for 35 minutes or until done.
• remove fom pan and cool on rack.

PEPPERONI BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first seven ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose medium crust color and loaf size if available. , Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). Just before the final kneading (your machine may audibly signal this), add the pepperoni.

PEPPERONI-FILLED BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In bowl, combine Mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, onion, parsley, and olive oil. Spread on cut surface of rolls. Brush tops of rolls with 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden and heated through.

PEPPERONI FOCACCIA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Heat a 10-in. cast-iron or ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add pepperoni and onion; cook and stir until pepperoni is crisp and onion is tender, 6-8 minutes. Remove and keep warm. In a large bowl, beat egg, milk, yogurt and oil until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, garlic powder and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture. Stir in 1/2 cup cheese and pepperoni mixture (batter will be thick)., Transfer to same skillet; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Bake until bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in skillet on a wire rack. Serve warm. If desired, serve with marinara sauce and top with fresh basil leaves.

PEPPERONI BREAD

Steps:

• Put flour, sugar, salt, yeast and butter into container of food processor. Start blending while gradually adding water. Blend until dough leaves sides of container. Blend about 15 seconds longer.
• Turn out dough onto lightly floured board and make a well in the center. Put pepperoni in well. Knead a few seconds until pepperoni is blended into dough. Shape dough into ball and place in lightly floured mixing bowl. Cover with clean cloth. Place in warm (not hot) draft-free place and let stand until double in bulk, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Turn out dough onto lightly floured board and knead. Shape into an oval and place in a lightly greased six-cup loaf pan. Cover with clean cloth and let stand until doubled, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Using razor, cut thin gash lengthwise over top of loaf. Place in oven and bake 35 to 45 minutes.
• Unmold and let cool on a rack

PEPPERONI BREAD (USING REFRIGERATOR LOAF)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pillsbury makes an Italian Loaf and a French Loaf - both work fine. Remove unbaked bread from refrigerator tube; unroll.
• Place all chopped ingredients on top of dough, leaving an inch clear on the longest side to use for pinching and sealing. Roll up loaf and pinch to seal.
• Place on non-stick baking sheet. Using a very sharp knife, score loaf diagonally about 1/4 inch into dough, exposing bits of the colorful filling.
• MAKE-AHEAD HINT - you can make them to this point, then cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.
• Bake 350 degrees for 28-29 minutes until nicely browned.