Mediterranean Stuffed Bread |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 16 |
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Olive pâté is sold in small jars next to olives in the supermarket. It's fairly high in sodium, but a little goes a long way. Ingredients:
1 (2-pound) package frozen white bread dough (2 portions) |
3/4 cup (6 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened |
1 tablespoon olive pâté (such as alessi) |
1 (12-ounce) bottle roasted red bell peppers, drained |
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained |
cooking spray |
1 large egg white, lightly beaten |
Directions:
1. Thaw dough in refrigerator 12 hours.
2. Combine the cream cheese and olive paste in a medium bowl, stirring until smooth. Set aside.
3. Working with 1 dough portion at a time (cover remaining dough to keep from drying), roll each portion into a 12 x 5-inch rectangle on a floured surface. Spread half of cream cheese mixture over center of each rectangle, leaving a 1/2-inch margin around edges. Arrange the pepper pieces over cheese mixture, and top with spinach. Roll up each rectangle tightly, starting with a long edge, pressing firmly to eliminate air pockets, and pinch seam and ends to seal. Place loaves, seam sides down, on a large baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled in size. (Press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, the dough has risen enough.) Brush loaves with egg white.
4. Preheat oven to 375°.
5. Bake the bread at 375° for 35 minutes or until the loaves are browned on the bottom and sound hollow when tapped. Remove the loaves from the pan, and cool bread for 5 minutes on a wire rack.
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