Braided Pizza Loaf Recipe

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Published: February 22, 2012Updated: February 22, 2021Author: Contributor
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This Braided Pizza Loaf is the perfect recipe for busy nights. We love making these on Fridays, and my little kitchen helpers love adding their favorite pizza toppings. It's easy to make and tastes amazing.
Braided Pizza Loaf Recipe
Once again, my pregnant body is craving pizza (we are averaging pizza for 2 meals a week these days…yikes, I know).
I came up with a new twist on pizza that my whole family loved. It was also incredibly easy and fun to make. It’s the perfect dinner to get the little ones involved with. They will love adding in their favorite toppings, and watching you braid the pizza loaf.
My kids were mesmerized. If you are looking for a simple and quick dinner idea, we highly recommend this Braided Pizza Loaf. I promise, it will not disappoint.

Braided Pizza Loaf

What other pizza combinations could I make with this?

I love all kinds of pizza. The thing I love about this recipe is how versatile it is. You can make your pizza loaf, with your favorite flavor of pizza.

You could even do half one flavor, then the other half another flavor.

Here are a few of our favorite pizza combinations:

  • Ham and Pineapple (my husband likes pepperoni instead of ham)
  • Combination (olives, sausage, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, etc.).
  • Cheese
  • BBQ Chicken
  • Buffalo Chicken (we use a ranch base or Alfredo sauce base).
  • Vegetarian

Homemade pizza dough recipe:

I am all about shortcuts and I love this recipe, because the store-bought pizza dough works perfectly and is already in the shape I need it to be.

However, you could easily make your own pizza dough. I highly recommend trying our Papa John’s Copycat Pizza Recipe. 

Watch how to make another simple pizza favorite, here:

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Braided Pizza Loaf
Serves: 6

Braided Pizza Loaf Recipe

This Braided Pizza Loaf is the perfect recipe for busy nights. We love making these on Fridays, and my little kitchen helpers love adding their favorite pizza toppings. It's easy to make and tastes amazing.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
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Ingredients

  • 13.8 ounces pizza dough refrigerated
  • ½ cup pizza sauce
  • 1 ½ cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
  • 3 ounces sliced pepperoni
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Unroll pizza dough on a greased baking sheet.
  • Spread pizza sauce down the middle of your dough.
  • Add Mozzarella cheese and pepperoni on top of sauce.
  • Cut 1-inch diagonal strips up each side of the dough.
  • Fold 1-inch strips up and over pizza filling, alternating sides to get a braided look.
  • Brush the tops of the braided dough with olive oil and then sprinkle with the garlic, Italian seasoning and Parmesan cheese
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.
  • Let cool for a few minutes then cut into slices and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 349 kcal · Carbohydrates: 33 g · Protein: 15 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 7 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 38 mg · Sodium: 1029 mg · Potassium: 138 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 5 g · Vitamin A: 298 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 171 mg · Iron: 2 mg

Equipment

  • Baking Sheet

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

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  1. Lindsay says:
    February 22, 2012
    Awesome, I have got to try it. Thanks for breaking it down so it's not so complicated! Pinned this!
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  2. Liz says:
    February 22, 2012
    Yum, I love a good twist on pizza!
    Reply
  3. Sarah says:
    February 22, 2012
    Oh my goodness! I remember making this in our foods class in high school and I still remember how GOOD and DELICIOUS it was! Glad you resurfaced that memory for me!
    Reply
  4. Charley says:
    February 22, 2012
    oohhh I'm sooo trying this next time!!
    Do you use all-purpose flour in your dough? I switched to 00 grade flour in my pizza dough and it makes such a difference. Our favourite topping is caramelised onion and goats cheese.
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  5. DebbyW says:
    February 22, 2012
    I am making this tonight!!! Thank you!!!!!
    Reply
  6. Aimee says:
    February 22, 2012
    Mmmm this looks so good. We eat pizza so much, and I dont have a pregnancy to excuse myself for that. we've made a goal to not eat pizza for 3 weeks, because normally we have it twice a week, but once we are done I will most definitely be making this. Yum!

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  7. Ambreen says:
    February 22, 2012
    Wow, nice recipe. Fantastic looking pizza, this is making me hungry :)
    Reply
  8. Mandy says:
    February 23, 2012
    Oh yum. This looks so delicious! Thanks :)
    Reply
  9. Just Jaime says:
    February 25, 2012
    This looks amazing! I'm pinning it to use later. My husband loves pizza so this will be great.
    Reply
  10. Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says:
    February 27, 2012
    This looks SO yummy! I love how you brushed the top. Again, mouth watering! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!
    Reply
  11. Christina @ A Beautiful Mess says:
    February 29, 2012
    I made this on Friday night for my family and they LOVED it! My canned pizza dough was expired (embarrassingly so) but I used my favorite quick, easy dough recipe and rolled it out into a rectangular shape and it worked great! Everyone said it was better than take out pizza. Definitely a keeper!
    Reply
  12. Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says:
    March 6, 2012
    WE LOVE pizza in our house. IF you want, come over and link this to my Must Try Monday link party right now. I am going to pin this to my "pizza" board :).
    Reply
  13. Mia Albert says:
    March 30, 2012
    We love this unique concept for pizza! We weren't big fans of the pre made refrigerated pizza dough, so next time we will use homemade dough, but we WILL be making this again!
    Reply
  14. KatVonG says:
    April 3, 2012
    Have made it twice (it's in the oven right now). The family loves it! Thanks for such a fun and easy recipe.
    Reply
  15. Cheerful Homemaker says:
    January 1, 2013
    This is one of our favorite meals! We're having it this week. :)

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  16. Tina C says:
    July 16, 2013
    I just found this recipe, (I know, I know, it's been up for over a year) Anyway, I am looking forward to trying it but was wondering if it freezes well? Can I make them ahead of time and freeze them for a rainy day (so to speak)? If so, would you bake it first and then freeze? Thanks!
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    • Cyd says:
      July 17, 2013
      We have not frozen it, but we don't know why it wouldn't work. May be a little soggy from sauce, but not much. Let us know if it works. Always nice to have meals prepared that you can tuck away and pull out in short notice. :)
      Reply
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