Monday, October 19, 2009

Whole Grain Pizza Swirls

My kids love junk food. This past month I've been putting together healthy, kid friendly snacks and meals, encouraging them to make better choices when they're hungry.
Fortunately it's working. They're eating much healthier and dropping the excess weight they had put on around their waist lines!
Whole grain pizza swirls are easy to make. Both kids and adults will think they're delicious too.
Ingredients;
1 loaf of frozen whole grain bread dough, thawed
3 tbs of jarred, or homemade marinara sauce
Extra virgin olive oil
Part skim, shredded mozzarella cheese
Grated Parmesan cheese

Place one frozen loaf of bread dough wrapped in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator overnight to thaw. Once thawed, grease dough lightly with some olive oil and place in a large bowl. Cover bowl with a dish towel and let the dough rise( about 2 hours) at room temperature.
When dough has risen, pre heat oven to 450 and transfer to a floured surface. Roll out dough to a 10-inch square. Spread pasta sauce over dough. Sprinkle some shredded mozzarella cheese and grated Parmesan over sauce. Roll dough jelly-roll style to enclose filling.
Cut roll crosswise into 10 slices. Place slices, cut side down on a greased baking sheet; brush tops with oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan and mozzarella.
Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

2 comments:

  1. Oh, this is a wonderful recipe and so easy.
    So great that our kids like the pizza swirls.

    Thanks for the recipe Lydia.

    Margie:)

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  2. Hello Margie,
    Your welcome!!!!!! This is very easy and very quick to put together too!!!!!
    Have a great day,
    Lydia

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