If you haven’t made my pasta with roasted vegetables and sun-dried tomato pesto yet, what are you waiting for? I can think of two reasons why you should give the recipe a go. First, it’s super easy to prepare and packed with flavor. And second, you’ll have just enough sauce left over to assemble this pretty pull-apart bread.
Be warned: The loaf is not just a looker – it’s fun to eat and tastes good, too! As you might expect, there’s a touch of sun-dried tomato pesto in every wine-scented morsel.
For an extra special touch, finish the pull-apart bread with a thin coat of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkling of Omnivore Salt. (Since discovering this product in a mystery basket from Whole Foods Market Stevens Creek, I’ve been putting it on everything, including grilled shrimp, fried eggs and salad.) For maximum enjoyment, serve the loaf warm from the oven with cheese, fruit and chilled Pinot Grigio.
P.S. This is not a sponsored post; I just happen to love Omnivore Salt. In fact, Angelo Garro and his team recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to introduce a new product to the market and I could not be more excited for them.
- ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons Pinot Grigio
- 3¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 4 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons sea salt
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup sun-dried tomato pesto
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Omnivore Salt or sea salt
- In a large bowl, heat ½ cup Pinot Grigio until warm - about 30 seconds in the microwave should do. Add the yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar. Whisk together until thoroughly combined and let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.
- Add the remaining Pinot Grigio and sugar and the rest of the dough ingredients (butter through eggs) to the yeast mixture, stirring everything until it comes together to form a shaggy ball. Then knead the dough by hand (or with a dough hook attachment) until it’s smooth and elastic - this will take about 10 minutes (or less if using a stand mixer). Shape dough into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and let it rise until doubled in size, 1-2 hours.
- Grease 1 9" tart pan and 2 4½" round tart pans.
- After the dough has risen, divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one piece until it's about ¼" thick.
- Cut out circles with a 3" round cutter. Spread about ¼ heaping teaspoon sun-dried tomato pesto over each circle in an even layer all the way to the edges. Fold each circle in half and then fold it in half again.
- Arrange the folded pieces of dough in the tart pans, working in a spiral from the outside in to the center. Repeat with second piece of dough.
- Cover loaves with a clean kitchen towel and let rise for 30 minutes.
- About 15 minutes before dough has finished rising, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bake for 20 minutes; remove small loaves from the oven if golden. Bake large loaf for an additional 10 minutes or until golden.
- Let loaves cool slightly on a wire rack. Then brush tops with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Serve immediately or at room temperature.
This turned out beautiful! It’s literally jumping out of the photo. I need to try this 🙂
Thank you so much, Kathleen! I hope you like the recipe if you try it!
What a beautiful and unique way to create pull apart bread! Quick question – if I just want to make the large one, and skip the two smaller ones, can I cut the recipe in half? Also, can I substitute any white wine for the pinot? Thanks!
Hi Valerie – To make just the large loaf, you will need about 2/3 of the recipe. And any white wine will work!
What a gorgeous bite to share! I love this for a more upscale game day snack 🙂
I like how you think, Mary!
Could you please tell me what I could use that does not contain alcohol? The recipe is perfectly wonderful for a gathering of recovering alcoholics…except for that minor detail:)
Hi Lisa – It might be fun to use tomato juice (although I’ve never tried it). A safe substitute is half milk and half water. You might also like my Caprese Pull-Apart Bread.
Thank you! I am so hungry now I want to make them both!!!