Recipe: Yummy Italian Bread Appetizer

Italian Bread Appetizer.

You can have Italian Bread Appetizer using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Italian Bread Appetizer

1. Prepare 1 tbsp of butter, melted.
2. You need 1 tbsp of garlic finely chopped fresh.
3. It's 1 of loaf bread.
4. You need 1/4 lb of Genoa salami deli sliced thin.
5. You need 6 of Provolone cheese (1 oz slices), (cut into strips).
6. Prepare 1/4 cup of olives sliced , stuffed green.
7. It's 2 of green onions , sliced.
8. Prepare 1 of egg, beaten.
9. It's 1 tsp of water.
10. Prepare optional of Poppy seed,.

Italian Bread Appetizer step by step

1. Stir together butter and garlic in bowl. Roll out bread dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch square. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet; brush with butter mixture..
2. Layer salami, cheese, olives and onions in in a 3-inch strip down center of dough to within 1/2-inch of top and bottom, leaving 4-1/2 inches of dough on each side of filling..
3. Cut twelve 3-inch long strips, 1-inch apart, along both sides of filling. Fold strips across filling at an angle, alternating sides to give a braided effect. Pinch dough at bottom and top to seal..
4. Cover; let rise in a warm place 30-45 minutes or until almost double in size. Combine egg and water in a bowl; brush over braid. Sprinkle with poppy seed, if desired..
5. Preheat oven to 350° F. Bake 25-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet; cool 10 minutes. Cut into 16 equally sized slices..