Pesto Parmesan Bread Recipes

BRAIDED BREAD WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Combine basil, lemon juice, and garlic in a food processor. Process until smooth. Gradually pour in olive oil and process until pesto thickens. Add Parmesan cheese, walnuts, and salt; process for 20 seconds more. Refrigerate for 1 hour to allow flavors to combine.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle yeast over warm water in a large bowl. Let sit until frothy, about 10 minutes.
• Mix flour and salt together in a bowl. Gradually add to the yeast mixture along with olive oil. Stir until just combined. Add more flour if dough is sticking to the sides of the bowl. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• Form dough into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl. Turn dough over so both top and bottom are oiled. Cover with aluminum foil and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Lightly flour your work surface. Gently stretch and elongate dough into a rectangle roughly 12x18 inches. Spread the pesto over the dough, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Gently roll up into a 'snake', starting from 1 long side. Pinch the seam closed.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Dust a baking sheet with cornmeal or line with parchment paper.
• Transfer rolled dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Use a pastry cutter or sharp knife to cut the roll in half lengthwise. Turn dough so cut edges face up. Gently crisscross the dough, keeping cut edges facing up. Pinch ends together to form a wreath. Let rest for 30 minutes.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

PARMESAN PESTO TWISTS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 F degrees.
• Roll out the puff pastry sheet so that it's about 15x12 inches on a floured work surface.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the pesto evenly over the puff pastry, you want to make sure it's fully covered.
• Sprinkle half the parmesan cheese over the pesto.
• Cut into 1 inch strips. Fold each strip in half then pick it up and twist it a few times. Place the twists onto an ungreased baking sheet, leaving about an inch in between them.
• Repeat with remaining puff pastry sheet and remaining pesto and Parmesan cheese.
• Brush each twist with beaten egg.
• Bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack for about 5 minutes before serving.

PESTO GARLIC BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Place bread on tin foil on top of baking sheet
• Melt butter with Italian seasonings
• Spread butter on both sides of cut bread
• Spread pesto oven the butter
• Place bread back together and wrap in foil
• Bake in oven for 10 minutes
• Carefully remove foil and separate both halves of bread so the cut side is facing up
• Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on both sides
• Return to oven, without foil, for 10 minutes
• Place under broiler for 1-2 minutes until cheese is golden brown
• Slice and serve

PESTO PARMESAN BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first seven ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). Just before the final kneading (your machine may audibly signal this), add the Parmesan and pesto. , When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Shape into a ball. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray; brush with oil. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

PESTO BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Unroll and separate breadsticks; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Combine pesto and garlic pepper; brush over breadsticks. Twist each breadstick three times. , Brush with butter; sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 375° for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

BASIL PESTO BREAD ROUNDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven on broiler setting. Arrange bread slices in a single layer on a cookie sheet. Place under broiler for 5 to 8 minutes, or until lightly toasted on one side. Watch carefully to ensure they don't burn. Remove from oven, and flip bread slices so that the toasted side is on the bottom.
• Set the oven temperature for 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise, pesto, garlic, Parmesan and salt. Spread evenly over untoasted sides of bread slices.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Set the oven to broil, and place the rounds under the broiler just until they begin to bubble and turn golden. Let cool slightly before serving.