The most delicious appetizer!
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I’ve been wanting to make pull apart bread for a while, and these rolls are exactly what I was wanting to create. I’ve never had anything like them, but they are so so good. It’s basically a stuffed dinner roll with pesto and cheese. Savory, gooey, delicious, amazinnggggg. Give these a try!
Ingredient details:
- Flour – I always use King Arthur flour.
- Yeast – I use Fleischmann’s yeast packets and I’ve never had a problem with them being inactive.
- Water – Make sure your water is nice and warm to make a cozy home for your yeast!
- Almonds – Make sure to use unsalted almonds.
- Vegan cheese shreds – I used So Delicious mozzarella for this recipe, but any kind of cheese will do for the pesto, because it will all get chopped up in the food processor anyways.
- Olive oil
- Kale – Use fresh kale and make sure to rip the leaves from the stem.
- Basil – I really like using fresh basil for my pesto because you can really taste the flavor throughout the dish and it makes it taste a lot like the real thing, even though our base is kale and almonds.
- Nutritional yeast – I only like using a little bit on my recipes because I’m not crazy about the taste, but I really like it in this pesto and it does add a little cheesy flavor.
- Ciao slices – I really love this cheese and it melts well when heated. It adds an extra bit of flavor to the bread as well. Who doesn’t love a cheese pull?!
- Vegan butter – I always use Miyoko’s, but any kind will do.
Recipe List
Ingredients:
5 cups flour
2 packs active dry yeast
2.5 cups water
1 cup almonds
1/4 cup vegan cheese shreds
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup kale
5 leaves of basil or 1tsp of dry basil
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
4 slices Ciao cheese
1tbsp vegan butter
Instructions:
- Mix flour, water, and yeast kneed together for 5 minutes.
- Place dough in a well oiled bowl and cover for 45 minutes to an hour, or until dough reaches the top of the bowl.
- Place almonds, vegan cheese shreds, olive oil, kale, basil, and nutritional yeast in a food processor and pulse 4-5 times, or until finely chopped.
- Once dough has risen, preheat oven to 400°.
- Pull about 1/2cup of dough at a time and mold into a disk shape about the side of your hand.
- Place a scoop of pesto into the center and add a 1/4 slice of Ciao on top. Close the dough around it.
- Using an 8×6 pan, place each piece next to each other and line the pan until full or dough is gone.
- Let dough rise for an additional 10 minutes before baking.
- Before baking, use a brush to brush on a thin layer of butter on top of the bread.
- Bake on 400° for 15 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
