Pizza Swirl bread uses a basic pizza dough recipe as the base and the stuffing is pretty simple with just the pizza sauce and the cheese. If looking to bake savory bread, I would definitely recommend trying this pizza swirl bread.
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Bread has become such an integral part of my family’s life and ever since I have started baking breads, I just love to try out different combinations and flavors. To this date, my favorite bread is the Semolina bread. I can just not get over the texture of this bread as it so soft in the inside with a lovely crust.
When I saw this Pizza Swirl Bread bread being mentioned as bread for the ‘We Knead to Bake’ group, I wanted to try it out as we love pizza and we love bread. Making the pizza as a loaf of bread sounded really interesting and that is how
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This bread uses a basic pizza dough recipe as the base and I kept the stuffing pretty simple with just the pizza sauce and the cheese. I would definitely add more vegetables next time I make this bread. The bread made up as a meal for us and we just enjoyed slicing it and eating it for dinner.
The rolling of the dough and then shaping it was quite messy, but the result was amazing as we can see the swirls of the pizza sauce in the bread and the flavors were just amazing.
If looking to bake savory bread, I would definitely recommend trying this pizza swirl bread. The pizza loving kids would love this bread with a dollop of butter.
Preparation time – 20 minutes plus 2 hours of rising time
Baking time – 35 to 45 minutes
Difficulty level – medium
Recipe adapted from – Food 52
Ingredients to make the Pizza Swirl Bread – (makes 1- 9 x 5 standard loaf)
For the pizza (bread) dough –
All purpose flour – 3 to 3 ½ cups
Active dry yeast – 2 ¼ tsp
Salt – 2 tsp
Sugar – 1 tbsp
Olive oil - 2 tbsp
Warm water – about 1 cup
For the topping –
Pizza sauce or smooth marinara sauce – ½ -¾ cup
Oregano – 1 tsp
Red pepper flakes – 1 tsp
Mozzarella cheese – 1 cup
Parmesan cheese – ½ cup
Oil – to grease the pans
Procedure to make the Pizza Swirl Bread –
To make the dough –
- In the bowl of the mixer or a large bowl, add the warm water, sugar and yeast and mix. Let the yeast rise for about 5 to 10 minutes. You will see that the mixture is bubbly after about 5 minutes.
- To this add the salt and the olive oil and then with the mixer running, slowly add the flour, one cup at a time.
- Increase the speed and let the mixer knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic. It takes about 8 to 10 minutes for me.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover well. Let it rise in a warm, draft free place for about an hour to hour and a half until it has doubled in volume.
To shape the dough –
- Once the dough has risen, place it on a floured surface and gently punch it down.
- Roll the dough out to a rectangle, roughly about 12 inches x 16 inches.
- Grease a loaf pan well with oil and keep it ready.
- Evenly spread the pizza sauce all over the rectangle. Sprinkle with oregano all over the sauce and then sprinkle the cheeses evenly as well.
- Now roll the dough as tight as possible in a jelly style roll. Pinch the edges and the seam well, so they don’t open up when rising.
- Fold the log in half (like a U) and then twist the sides over each other (like a braid).
- Place this carefully in the greased loaf pan and let it rise again for about 30 to 45 minutes or until doubled.
Baking the Bread –
- Towards the end of the rising period, preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Brush the risen dough with olive oil and then bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
- Let it cool in the pan for about 10 minutes and then carefully remove it from the pan and cool it completely on a rack before slicing.
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Recipe
Pizza Swirl Bread Recipe
Equipment
- bowl
- Oven
Ingredients
For the pizza (bread) dough –
- 3 All purpose flour 3 ½ cups
- 2¼ teaspoon Active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 cup Warm water
For the topping –
- ½ -¾ cup Pizza sauce or smooth marinara sauce
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Red pepper flakes
- 1 cup Mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- Oil to grease the pans
Instructions
To make the dough –
- In the bowl of the mixer or a large bowl, add the warm water, sugar and yeast and mix. Let the yeast rise for about 5 to 10 minutes. You will see that the mixture is bubbly after about 5 minutes.
- To this add the salt and the olive oil and then with the mixer running, slowly add the flour, one cup at a time.
- Increase the speed and let the mixer knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic. It takes about 8 to 10 minutes for me.
- Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover well. Let it rise in a warm, draft free place for about an hour to hour and a half until it has doubled in volume.
To shape the dough –
- Once the dough has risen, place it on a floured surface and gently punch it down.
- Roll the dough out to a rectangle, roughly about 12 inches x 16 inches.
- Grease a loaf pan well with oil and keep it ready.
- Evenly spread the pizza sauce all over the rectangle. Sprinkle with oregano all over the sauce and then sprinkle the cheeses evenly as well.
- Now roll the dough as tight as possible in a jelly style roll. Pinch the edges and the seam well, so they don’t open up when rising.
- Fold the log in half (like a U) and then twist the sides over each other (like a braid).
- Place this carefully in the greased loaf pan and let it rise again for about 30 to 45 minutes or until doubled.
Baking the Bread –
- Towards the end of the rising period, preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Brush the risen dough with olive oil and then bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.
- Let it cool in the pan for about 10 minutes and then carefully remove it from the pan and cool it completely on a rack before slicing.
Kylee from Kylee Cooks says
Holy, WOW!!! You got the swirl absolutely perfect. There's nothing more satisfying than pulling a gorgeous loaf from the oven. You nailed it!
Julie | Bunsen Burner Bakery says
This is beautiful! I love the swirl of pizza sauce - it adds such a striking visual component. I bet you're right and it would be delicious full of vegetables, too.
leah says
This bread looks so good! The idea of it sounds great, and I love how pretty it ends up! My kiddos would love it!
Giselle Rochford says
I'm not a big fan of baking with yeast - I much prefer quick breads - but this sounds and looks amazing. I'll definitely be trying a vegan version in the near future!
swathi says
Pizza swirl bread looks delicious Sandhya, who can resist pizza flavors I am in when you make next time please invite me.
Megan Marlowe says
This looks like to most fantastic swirl bread I've ever seen. We absolutely love pizza in this house and my kids would LOVE this. I can't wait to make it for them!
Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says
Since I am a bread lover...this is right up my alley. We happen to love pizza. This is a fun way to start a meal for sure.
Thanh | Eat, Little Bird says
Ooh this sounds like my kind of bread! I love your step-by-step photos - they would be very helpful to anyone trying your recipe.
Manila Spoon says
Using pizza dough as a base sounds so deliciously creative! This bread won't last long in our house! A must-try!
Natalie | Natalie's Food & Health says
Pizza swirl bread is such a great idea. I love making homemade bread, and we all love pizza 😉 This looks really fantastic. Saving this to try! Thanks for step by step tutorial with photos.
Kathryn @ FoodieGirlChicago says
This looks fun to make and who can resist anything "pizza"! It reminds me of something very tasty that my ex-mother-in-law used to make.
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
All you have to say is pizza and I'm standing in line. I love making homemade bread and I bet the combination of the two is fantastic!! I'm anxious to make the recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Sharon Rigsby says
Wow! Two of my favorite foods, pizza, and bread. What a great combination and I'll bet it's delicious! I am not much of a baker but your instructions are excellent so I think I'll give it a try. Thank you for sharing!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks Sharon! Do give it a try.
Wendy says
Thank you for taking the time to post such a detailed photo tutorial! I know how much time that takes, but want you to know how very helpful it is. I bake a lot, but not bread. I am a bit yeast-phobic. 🙂 This bread looks so impressive and delicious. I can see it as a meal on its own or with soup or making an amazing grilled cheese sandwich!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Wendy, thanks a lot for taking time to appreciate the post and the effort. It means a lot and keeps me going. The bread was very flavorful by itself and we totally enjoyed it for dinner.
Byron Thomas says
Oh, I'm looking at this right at lunchtime and I was hungry before, but now I'm starving! Isn't making your own bread at home the most rewarding feeling? I never make bread as often as I should, but I need to get back to it, because it's always so much better than store-bought.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Byron, I have stopped commenting on blogs during lunch or dinner time as that is exactly how I feel. Thanks.
Stephanie@ApplesforCJ says
This is such a neat idea! I love pizza but never thought of stuffing the flavor in bread. Sounds so Yummy!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
This was such a neat dinner idea. Made some soup to go on the side 🙂
Sarah @ Champagne Tastes says
I hardly ever bake, but there's a thing here in WV called "pepperoni rolls"- basically rolls with pepperoni baked into it. I love the idea of doing a vegetarian version with just the sauce and cheese like this! YUM!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Sarah, I have never baked or even owned an oven until I came to this country some 16 years back. I started baking only about 8 years back and it is kind of a therapy now for me. Pepperoni rolls must be such a hit with pizza lovers.
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says
I have yet to make my own Semolina bread but one of these days I must! In the mean time, can never go wrong with pizza bread.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Erin, I would highly recommend baking the semolina bread. It is one of the best that I have baked. Between, you are right about the pizza bread.
Sandhya Hariharan says
It looks absolutely wonderful Sandhya. Loved the savory twist in the bread:)
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks a lot Sandhya! The bread did make for a wonderful dinner with some soup.
Srivalli Jetti says
Wow that looks amazing Sandhya, I would love to bake this..will try it soon..
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thanks Valli!