Fragrant herbs and Italian cheese favor this wonderful bread, made easy by using prepared pizza dough.
Asiago Cheese and Onion Braid
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1 large sweet onion, cut in half, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 can (13.8 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Classic Crust Pizza Crust
- 1 cup shredded Asiago cheese (4 oz)
- 1 egg white, beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon poppy seed
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 425°F. Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
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Step2In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden brown. Stir in brown sugar and thyme. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat.
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Step3Unroll pizza dough; place on cookie sheet. Starting at center, roll or press dough into 15x10-inch rectangle. Sprinkle cheese down center third of dough. Spoon onion mixture evenly over cheese.
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Step4With scissors or sharp knife, make cuts 1 inch apart on both long sides of dough to within 1/2 inch of filling. Alternately cross strips diagonally over filling; turn ends under and press to seal. Brush egg white over top. Sprinkle with poppy seed.
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Step5Bake 11 to 15 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Remove from cookie sheet; cut crosswise into slices.
Nutrition
160
Calories
7g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
19g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 19%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 360mg
- 15%
- Potassium
- 80mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 19g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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