Vegetarian Pepperoni Pizza Twisterpampered Chef Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*F.
• Dice pepperoni and red bell pepper, chop olives, shred mozzarella cheese.
• Combine pepperoni, olives, red bell pepper, mozzarella cheese, parsley, flour and garlic in bowl. Mix well.
• Place bread dough, seam sides up on cutting board. Using serrated knife, slice each loaf lengthwise, end to end, cutting halfway through to center of loaf; spread open flat. Lightly sprinkle flour evenly over dough.
• Using rolling pin, roll dough crosswise to a 4" width, creating a well down the center of each loaf.
• Spoon half of the pepperoni mixture down the center of each loaf. Gather up the edges over filling, pinching firmly to seal.
• Place loaves, seam sides down, in an X pattern on a baking sheet. Crisscross ends of dough to form a large figure 8, keeping ends of dough 1" from edge of baking pan and leaving two 1 1/2" openings in center of twist.
• Combine egg white and Italian seasoning; lightly brush over dough.
• Cut a 3" slit in each of the top sections of the twist to reveal filling.
• Sprinkle the 2 tbls. Parmesan cheese over the loaf.
• Bake 30-32 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove from oven. Cool about 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!