. . . the gears in my head started turning and I decided to pull out all stops and make my own take on this lovely pepperoni bread concept!
Basically, you will need bread dough. 'All Recipes' recipe used a 1 pound, store-bought bread dough. My dough was made with 3 cups of flour, so, I reckon my dough is 1 1/2 pounds. The ingredients I used will be for a 1 1/2 pound dough ball, but it's easy enough to adjust recipe for a smaller dough ball.PEPPERONI PESTO BREAD ROLLUP serves- 4-5
1 1/2 pounds of bread dough (can use store bought)
3/4 cups of pesto, I thawed out a cup of my homemade walnut and basil pesto from the freezer.
7 ounces of thin sliced pepperoni
1 1/2 pounds shredded mozzarella
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Line large baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.

- Begin with bread or roll dough, either homemade or store bought.

- Lightly dust board with flour and roll out into a rectangle (aprox. 15" x 16").

- Spread a thin layer of pesto sauce on dough, leaving about a 1-inch border around the edges.

- Add pepperoni.

- Sprinkle with a layer of mozzarella and more pepperoni.

- Sprinkle with a final layer of mozzarella.

- This is where, after making and eating my Pepperoni Pesto Bread Rollup, I would do things differently next time around . . . I would roll my dough up like a jelly roll the next time I make my Rollup, and tuck the short ends under sealing it all with a bit of water.

- This go-round, I folded my Rollup in thirds, towards the middle.

- With a pastry brush, lightly dampen folded over edges with water, to seal, brush edges all around the border lightly with and . . .

- Fold dough in half, working the dampened dough together with fingers.
- Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet.
- Drizzle with olive oil and using a pastry brush or hands distribute the oil to cover top and sides of loaf.
- Place loaf in a 375F. oven. and bake for 40-45 minutes, until golden brown.
- Cool for 5 minutes before slicing.
- Great hot or cold.

The hard part is waiting the 5 minutes for the "cool down"!

The Federal Express man knocked on our back door delivering a package. He said, "Something sure smells good!" I told him I had just taken my Pepperoni Pesto Bread out of the oven and asked if he might like a "piece to go"? At first he politely declined . . . But the aroma was more than he could bear, and while I was signing for the package, he had a change of heart! I cut him a big slice! He left with smile, and I may have made a new best friend! I love it when unexpected "guests" show up, and I am just pulling something wonderful out of the oven!

Funny, I started out this morning just making up a batch of hoagie buns and ended up with an extraordinary new creation, that will definitely become one of our regulars here . . . Over at Julie's!!!
P.S. ~ This was super easy to make!
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