Goat Cheese, Marinara and Pine Nut Braid
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 17 - 22
- Servings: 10
- Preparation Time: 20
- 1/2 cup purchased marinara sauce
- 1 oz. (1/4 cup) crumbled Chevre (goat) cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese or shredded fresh Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
DIRECTIONS
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- Spray cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Unroll dough; divide into 2 equal sections along center perforation.
- Place long sides of dough next to each other on sprayed cookie sheet.
- Press to form 12 x 7-inch rectangle.
- Spread marinara sauce lengthwise in 3-inch-wide strip down center of dough to within 1/2 inch of edges.
- Sprinkle sauce with Chevre cheese, 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese, rosemary and pine nuts.
- Cut dough on perforation lines up to filling.
- Fold strips of dough over filling, stretching slightly; press edges of dough together. Carefully spread garlic spread from container over dough; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese.
- Bake at 375°F. for 17 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with basil. Cool 10 minutes.
- Cut into crosswise slices. Serve warm.