Italian Artichoke Braid


Serves: 12
Total Calories: 98

Ingredients

2/3 cup water
1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups bread flour
2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons yeast
1 cup shredded provolone cheese (4 ounces)
Artichoke Filling
1 (6-ounce) jar quartered marinated artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
1/3 cup sliced ripe olives
1/3 cup roasted red bell pepper (from 7-ounce jar), drained and chopped

Directions:

Measure carefully, placing all ingredients except Artichoke Filling and cheese in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.

Select Dough/Manual cycle. Do not use delay cycles.

Remove dough from pan. Knead 5 minutes on lightly floured surface (if necessary, knead in enough flour to make dough easy to handle). Cover and let rest 10 minutes. Prepare Artichoke Filling.

Grease large cookie sheet. Roll dough into 12x8-inch rectangle. Place on cookie sheet. Spoon filling lengthwise down center third of rectangle sprinkle with cheese. On each 12-inch side, make cuts from filling to edge of dough at 1-inch intervals, using sharp knife. Fold ends up over filling. Fold strips diagonally over filling. alternating sides and overlapping in center. Cover and let rise in warm place 20 to 40 minutes or until double. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)

Heat oven to 400°. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm, or cool on wire rack.

Mix all ingredients.

1 slice: 155 calories (45 calories from fat) 5g fat (2g saturated) 10mg cholesterol 300mg sodium 22g carbohydrate (1g dietary fiber) 6g protein.

NOTE: If Italian seasoning isn't a blend you keep on your shelf, use 1 teaspon

Shaping
Make cuts from filling to edge of dough at 1-inch intervals. Fold strips over filling, alternating sides and overlapping at center.
For Artichoke Filling: Mix all ingredients.

Note: If Italian seasoning isn't a blend you keep on your shelf, use 1 teaspoon dried basil, 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder and a dash of ground red pepper (cayenne) instead.

From "Betty Crocker's Best Bread Machine Cookbook, The Goodness of Homemade Bread the Easy Way." Text Copyright 1999 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 12
Total Calories: 98
Calories from Fat: 10

This Italian Artichoke Braid recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Best Bread Machine Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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