Spaghetti Bread

Okay, so I know the name throws you off & you might be thinking ummm..I can't do spaghetti inside bread. I was thinking the same thing and was really iffy about making this recipe, but hey, why not try it.

This recipe turned out really really good!! I served it with a side of extra marinara sauce (spaghetti sauce) because the spaghetti sauce soaked in to the bread and left the spaghetti a little dry.

Recipe came from the actual Rhodes website! However, I did add in some of my own ingredients (like meat to my sauce)

Ingredients:

1 loaf Rhodes bread dough or 12 Rhodes dinner rolls, thawed to room temperature

6 oz. spaghetti, cooked

1 cup thick spaghetti sauce

8 oz. mozzarella cheese, cut into cubes (I just used grated mozz. cheese)

1 egg white

Parmesan cheese

parsley flakes

*I added:

meat for the sauce (I made my own sauce)

garlic powder

crushed red pepper flakes

What To Do:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Spray counter top with cooking spray or use parchment paper
• Roll loaf into a 12x16 rectangle
• Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 10-15 minutes
• Cook spaghetti and drain
• Add sauce to spaghetti and mix
• Remove wrap from dough and place the spaghetti lengthwise down the center of the dough
• Top with cheese cubes (or grated cheese)
• Make cuts along the sides of dough (see picture 1)
• Begin braiding the dough by folding top and bottom strips toward filling. Then braid strips left over right, right over left and finish by pulling last strip over and tucking under braid
• Lift braid with both hands and place on large sprayed baking sheet, or just transfer parchment paper to baking sheet
• Brush with egg white and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley (I added garlic powder and crushed red pepper flakes)
• Bake for 30-35 minutes until brown
• Slightly cook and slice to serve!