Stuffed Three-Seed Braid

13 Ratings

3 Comments

Prep 20 min
Total 50 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 8

Slice into warm crusty bread and savor the warm, ooey, gooey cheese. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated November 13, 2018

Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012

Kathy Ault

Edmond, Oklahoma

Ingredients

can Pillsbury™ refrigerated French bread

4 1/2

sticks (4 1/2 oz) string cheese

egg

teaspoon water

teaspoon sesame seed

3/4

teaspoon fennel seed

1/2

teaspoon poppy seed

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray cookie sheet with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Cut dough lengthwise into thirds, forming 3 long strips. Press out strips to flatten to 2 1/2-inch width.
2

Cut cheese sticks into 18 (about 1-inch) pieces. Place 6 pieces of the cheese evenly along length of one dough strip to within 1 inch of each end. Pull up long sides of dough strip and pinch to seal seam, encasing cheese in dough. Repeat with remaining dough and cheese.
3

In small bowl, beat egg and water with wire whisk. Brush egg mixture over strips. Sprinkle one strip with sesame seed, one with fennel seed and one with poppy seed. On cookie sheet, braid dough strips, seam sides up, pinching seams to seal, if necessary; tuck ends under.
4

Bake 18 to 24 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Cut crosswise into slices. Serve warm.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 160
Calories from Fat: 50

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 5g; 8%
Saturated Fat 2 1/2g 12% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 35mg; 12%
Sodium: 320mg; 13%
Potassium: 25mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 19g; 6%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 2g
Protein: 8g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%; 2%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 10%; 10%
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; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;