This is a recipe out of Pillsbury Bake-Off Prize Winning Recipes, Collector's Edition, Volume 2 magazine.Servings: 20
Ingredients:
*6-8 Tablespoons margarine, melted
*1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
*1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
*2 cans (12 oz. each) Pillsbury Grands! Jr. Golden Layers refrigerated flaky biscuits
*40 slices pepperoni or turkey pepperoni
(about 3 oz.)
*8 oz. mozzarella cheese slices (not shredded), cut into 20 pieces (I cut the slices into fourths, so I had just a few more than 20 pieces. The more cheese the merrier.)*1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
*1 1/4 cups pizza sauce, heated
* Ranch salad dressing (optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray a bunt pan with cooking spray. In a small bowl, mix the melted margarine, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder.
Separate 1 can of dough into 10 biscuits. Hold one biscuit in your hands, and use your fingers to press and stretch it out into about a 3-inch round. Place 2 pepperoni slices in the center, one on top of the other. Top each with a slice of mozzarella cheese. Bring edges of dough up around the filling, and press the edges to seal. Roll in the butter mixture, and place in the pan. Repeat with all the rest of the biscuits in that can. When you are finished with 1 can, it should look like this:
Sprinkle with half the Parmesan cheese. Separate the other can of dough into 10 biscuits and repeat the above process. Place them on top of the 1st layer. Sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan cheese. If there is any butter mixture left over, pour it on top. When you are done with the 2nd can, it should look like this:
Bake 33 to 38 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Gently loosen the bread from the side of the pan. I used a butter knife. It should loosen fairly easily. Place a large plate upside down on top of the pan. Holding the plate firmly onto the pan, flip the pan so that it is upside down, and the plate is now on the bottom facing up. Remove the bread from the pan.
Pinch off pieces to serve. Serve with warmed pizza sauce or cool Ranch salad dressing. This goes great with a green salad.
