Swiss Chard Pinwheel Bread Recipes

SWISS CHARD AU GRATIN FRENCH BREAD PIZZAS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Remove the stems from the chard but keep the leaves whole. Add the chard to the boiling water (the pot will be packed at first) and cook for 10 minutes. Drain in a colander and run under cool water. Drain again, then wrap the chard in a kitchen towel and squeeze to remove the excess water. Chop the chard.
• Meanwhile, heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking, for 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and season with salt, pepper and a little nutmeg. Simmer until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Adjust the seasonings to taste. Stir in 1/3 cup Roasted Garlic Paste.
• Spread half the chard in the bottom of a medium casserole dish. Top with half the garlic sauce and half the cheese. Repeat the layers, ending with the cheese. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the casserole from the oven and turn on the broiler.
• Halve the bread lengthwise, then cut in half crosswise to make four 12-inch-long pieces. Broil the bread, cut-side up, until charred, about 1 minute. Slather with the remaining Roasted Garlic Paste and top each piece with one-quarter of the chard au gratin. Cut each pizza in half and serve.
• The unbaked chard au gratin can covered be and refrigerated for a make-ahead meal. Bring to room temperature, then bake as directed.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Arrange the garlic in a cluster on a large piece of foil and drizzle with 1/4 cup EVOO. Wrap up the garlic in the foil to make a tightly sealed pouch. Roast until very tender, about 45 minutes. Let cool, then squeeze the garlic from the skins into a food processor. Add the remaining 3/4 cup EVOO and the honey and season with salt and pepper. Puree until smooth, then transfer to a small container. (Alternatively, you can mash the garlic paste with a fork instead of using a food processor.)

SWISS CHARD WITH TOASTED BREADCRUMBS

Steps:

• In a 5-quart saucepan, melt 1/2 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add fresh breadcrumbs and a pinch each of coarse salt and ground pepper. Cook, tossing, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside; wipe pan with a paper towel.
• Swiss chard; slice crosswise 3/4 inch thick, keeping stems separate from greens.
• In pan, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high. Cook stems, stirring, until tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Add greens; cover and cook over medium-low until wilted, 5 minutes. Uncover; cook, stirring, over medium-high until pan is dry, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper; add a pinch of sugar, if desired. Top with breadcrumbs.

SWISS CHARD PINWHEEL BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Spray a skillet with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium heat.
• Add mushrooms and onion and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add Swiss chard and water. Continue to cooking until Swiss chard becomes tender, about 8 to 10 minutes (you may need to another tablespoon or more of water if the Swiss chard sticks to the skillet).
• Add the garlic powder, ground black pepper, and salt.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in Parmesan cheese. Set the skillet aside to cool.
• On a lightly floured board or surface, roll out pizza dough into a 10 x 14 inch rectangle.
• Spread cooled Swiss chard mixture and mozzarella cheese on top of dough, leaving about 1-inch of dough around the edges.
• Starting from the long side, roll up the crust to make one large loaf.
• Pinch along the seam of the loaf to seal and fold the ends under the loaf.
• Place the loaf on a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Cut into 8 slices and serve with warmed marinara sauce.

SWISS CHARD WITH GARLIC AND ANCHOVIES

Steps:

• Wash the chard. Cut off the white stalks and trim their ends and any discolored portions. Heat the oil in a covered pan and add the garlic and anchovies, allow this to cook until the anchovies have melted into the oil, about 5 minutes. Cut the chard stalks into 1-inch pieces, blanch them in boiling water and refresh under a cold tap. Drain well, add them to the oil and season with the pepper. Cover and cook gently for 10 minutes. If you wish you may add the chard greens at this stage and cook for a further 3 to 5 minutes or you may wish to use the greens for something else.

CHOCOLATE PINWHEEL BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the sugar, salt, eggs, cream cheese and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a floured surface; divide in half. Roll each portion into a 12x8-in. rectangle. For the filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and cocoa until smooth. Spread over each rectangle to within 1/2 in. of edges. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting with a short side; pinch seam to seal. Place seam side down in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Brush tops of loaves with egg. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Cover loosely with foil. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until loaves sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

OLIVE PINWHEEL BREAD

Steps:

• Unroll dough onto a VERY lightly floured surface.
• Brush whole top with olive oil.
• Sprinkle evenly with rest of ingredients, except egg yolk and additional parmesan.
• Roll up, jelly-roll style starting from short end.
• Pinch seam to seal well.
• Place seam side down onto lightly greased baking sheet.Tuck ends under.
• Brush with egg yolk. Sprinkle with more parmesan cheese.
• Bake in 350º oven for 23-28 minutes til nicely golden brown.
• Cool a little bit, slice, serve with bread dipping oils, or just olive oil and balsamic vinegar slightly swirled together.