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Brie and Cranberry Pizza Bread

A delicious and festive bread made from store-bought or homemade pizza dough.

This pizza bread is topped with delicious fruity flavors. And even better, the prep takes hardly any time at all!

What Is Pizza Bread?

Basically, I make pizza dough or buy a ball of store-bought pizza dough, smoosh it into an olive-oiled pan, top it with tasty things and bake it. My favorite dough to buy is sold near the deli counter at my Publix store and comes in a plain plastic bag. Sold by the pound. I have also used the branded refrigerated doughs from the dairy case. They’re not as good. Homemade pizza dough is even better (and well worth the effort).

Making Cranberry Pizza Bread

This one is topped with homemade cranberry sauce (but you can use canned! I love cranberry sauce and am always looking for ways to use it), sliced pears, and chunks of Brie.

You spread the pizza dough into a cake pan, drizzle it with some olive oil, and then spread the cranberry sauce. Layer the pear and Brie slices on top, and then into the oven it goes! It’s quick and easy to make but is a show-stopper.

You’re so going to love this one!

Podcast Episode On Making Cranberry Pizza Bread

Listen to me explain briefly about how to make this tasty Cranberry Pizza Bread, with some great tips along the way, by clicking the play button below:

Listen to more Recipe of the Day episodes here.

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Brie, Pear, and Cranberry Pizza Bread Recipe

  • Author: Christine Pittman
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American

DESCRIPTION

A delicious and festive bread made from store-bought or homemade pizza dough.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
  • 1 lb. pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
  • 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce (canned or homemade)
  • 1 ripe pear, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 lb. Brie, sliced and then cut into small pieces
  • Coarse sea salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Coat the bottom of a 13×9″ cake pan with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Smoosh the dough into the pan pressing it right to the edges. Drizzle with remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
  3. Spread with the cranberry sauce. Arrange the pear slices in a single overlapping layer and top with the Brie.
  4. Bake until browned on the bottom and edges and cooked through, 25-40 minutes. (Look at the instructions that came with your dough or in the dough recipe to give you an idea of how long the dough you’re using will take to cook. Use that as a guide.)
  5. Remove from oven. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Serve immediately or cool on a wire rack and serve at room temperature.

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