I am captivated by the idea of a cheese filled dough that you just pull apart and dip into a sauce of choice. Pizza dough or biscuits from a container filled with the cheese of choice can change everything in the recipe.
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I was testing for our holiday party so I decided on a wreath design so that the marinara bowl can just be nestles in the center. Due to the strong taste of the marinara I also decided on Italian themed seasonings brushed on during baking.
This was fun! It was fun to build – fun to look at and fun to pull apart to eat. PLUS it tasted great. Be sure to use ingredient of the beset quality you can afford. My rule is always. “The fewer the ingredients that better the quality they should be” This is true because you can taste each ingredient. Not going to let $1.00 fit of cheapness ruin a $5.00+ recipe. Does not make sense to me.
Since the actually wrapping of the balls does not have to be sheer perfection you can let the non-cooks in the family help with this. My attention span can get very short so I was not the most perfect of wrappers on this recipe as you can see inn the pre-bake picture but I think it came out great..works for me. I like a laid back look so I baked on parchment on a pizza pan then moved to a serving tray ( parchment and all) but you can serve as you like.
The wreath was built, covered with clear wrap and refrigerated a few hours before baking which made it even better!
Cheese Bomb Holiday Wreath
Ingredients
- 7 Sticks Mozzarella String Cheese Cut into 1" pieces
- 2 Pkgs layered biscuit dough Each divided into 2 pieces
- 6 Tbls Butter Melted
- 1 Tbls Dried Parsley
- 1 Tbls Dried Italian Seasoning
- 1 Tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes More or less to tast
- 1/2 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Marinara Sauce For dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- Prepare sheet pan with piece of parchment paper to make easy serving and clean up.
- Completely enclose piece of cheese with a section of biscuit. Do not handle too much or the dough will get too 'tough'.
- Lay in a circle the size of your chosen serving dish/platter. Lay a second circle inside of the first. The dough should be touching. Being sure to allow enough space for your bowl of warmed marinara.
- Melt butter with herbs. Brush wreath with 1/2 of the butter mixture. Bake 14 minutes. Be sure to check so they do not burn.
- Remove from oven .. brush with additional butter mixture and sprinkle with the grated Parmesan. Return to oven and bake an additional 10 minutes until golden and cooked thru.
- Move to serving platter ( I used a pizza pan). Place warmed marinara in center. Allow to cool until you are able to handle and serve.
- Make ahead: I made the recipe the morning of our party up to the point of baking- wrapped with heavy plastic wrap and refrigerated until ready. If this is done add 5 or more minutes to the baking time.
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