Here it is, folks! The famous Holiday Bread! This is the most awesome bread ever! It tastes a bit like a pizza and is fantastic for leftover turkey sandwiches. If there’s anything left over, that is. Tradition requires that you mess it up a bit, but even so, it always turns out great. The dough mix can be a bit tricky to locate, so keep and eye out for it. This recipe makes 3 large discs of bread, or two large sheet cake pans of rolls. One of these days I will experiment just using my classic bread recipe instead of the Hot Roll Mix. But for now, here is the recipe in its original form.
Cheesy Moon Bread
3 cups warm water
4 pkgs. of Pillsbury Hot Roll Mix
4 eggs
4 T melted butter
6 tsp. Garlic powder
8-12 tsp dried basil
4-8 tsp oregano
2 tsp paprika
2 c. parmesan
2 c. sliced black olives
grated sharp cheddar cheese (1-2 c. depending on how important cheesy goodness is to you)
Dissolve yeast packets that come with the mix in the water. Add the eggs and melted butter (cooled). Then stir in the mix, spices, and parmesan. If you’re using a mixer and dough hook, work it a bit at this point. Slowly incorporate olives and shredded cheddar. How much cheddar is up to you—about several handfuls! Put in a very large bowl and spread a bit of oil over the top—cover bowl with saran wrap. Let rise until double. Punch down, then shape into three large hubcaps on three separate cookie sheets. Alternately, you can make into rolls. Let rise again. Brush gently with beaten egg yolk and cook in a 350 degree oven until done, 40-60 minutes for the hubcaps, and about 30 min for rolls.
Eat. Repeat.
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Harmony
November 7, 2011
Oh boy, Thanksgiving countdown. I can’t wait to read more!
I have heard that this bread of yours is amazing.
Aunt Rachel
November 8, 2011
We love these!
Damommachef
November 8, 2011
Thanks! I am so glad!
Jaimie
December 22, 2011
I’m having a hard time finding the roll mix this year (what the heck, I found it at Walmart last year?! LAME). If I can’t find it today, I may be trying this out with just a roll recipe. Any tips? Can I just make the roll dough and add the seasonings, olives, and cheese? I’m nervous but I don’t think I can go without these this Christmas. I’ve been dreaming of them since before Thanksgiving. 🙂 Email me if you get a minute.
DeeDee
April 16, 2014
I can’t believe I’m seeing this on Pinterest. It just warms my heart more than you know. My mom won the the originality prize in the Pillsbury Bake-Off with this recipe back in 1970. For a while afterward, the recipe showed up on the box of Hot Roll Mix along with her name. Only change is that she used green instead of black olives because she thought they created more of the “moon crater” look 🙂 Pillsbury treated her like royalty during that time. Thanks again 🙂
Damommachef
April 16, 2014
Wow! Your mom is famous in our house! Even though we didn’t know her name. What a great story. I am so glad you commented! Since hot roll mix is getting trickier to find in my area we have been experimenting with a version of this without using the mix. It is sure a staple in our family!