17 Fabulous Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas Free eCookbook

Pizza pull apart bread is delicious and easy to make, but you probably don't ever associate it with the holidays. Christmas Tree Pizza Pull Aparts combine that classic pizza taste with a little festive flair to get you in the spirit. This is the perfect recipe to make either as an appetizer on Christmas Eve or as an easy snack for Christmas day itself. Since it's a pull apart bread, you don't have to worry about serving it - people can just take it themselves. Best of all, you can substitute your favorite toppings and sauces to personalize this great pizza bread recipe. Serves: 8 Cooking Time: 15 min Ingredients  1/2 batch of pizza dough (homemade or store bought)  24 slices of pepperoni  8 ounces mozzarella cheese, cubed  2 tablespoons butter, melted  Parsley, minced  Pizza sauce or ranch dressing, for dipping

Instructions 1. Divide the pizza dough into 24 equal balls. Gently flatten each ball and press a piece of pepperoni and a piece of cheese into the dough. Wrap the dough around the pepperoni and cheese, pinching it together to create a seal. Gently roll the dough into a ball, and placed on a greased cookie sheet or a piece of parchment paper. 2. Continue stuffing each ball of dough with cheese and pepperoni, then arrange into the shape of a tree, reserving two balls for the trunk of the tree. Leave about 1/2 inch of space between each ball.