A very fluffy, soft, and delicious pesto swirl bread. That's what you'll get when you make this recipe. It only needs 1.5 hours of resting to rise, so this is a delicious side or snack you can easily make in one day. Have it with a bowl of soup, or bring it to a party or potluck, your friends & family will thank you!
Servings
Total
2 hr + 30 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
35 min
Rest
1 hr + 30 min
Contains
tree nut
gluten
Swap out
soy
Free from
peanut
sesame
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My only swap out was to AP flour as that’s all I had. Still a beautiful bread, just different texture! Delicious and a major hit at Christmas. Would share a photo if I could 😍
x - Dec. 21, 2024, 9:23 p.m.
Absolutely delicious, added extra pine nuts to it!
Aileen - Dec. 3, 2024, 6:43 a.m.
Delicious bread with homemade pesto. Over half was gone by day one.
jaylor33 - March 31, 2024, 2:09 p.m.
What can you use instead of yeast?
PUL Team - April 1, 2024, 9:05 a.m.
Hey friend, we wouldn't recommend this recipe without the yeast. We'll note down the request for yeast-free bread in the future though 🤗
Diede - Feb. 10, 2024, 10:14 p.m.
This is really good. I also did some nigella seeds and paprika powder into the dough. It was very good!
PUL Team - Feb. 11, 2024, 1 a.m.
Lovely ideas, Diede! Thank you :)
Richa - Jan. 19, 2024, 10:46 p.m.
Tried and used spelt flour. Nice !
Katie Trenorden - Jan. 14, 2024, 3:50 a.m.
It was a hit at my family gathering, will definitely be making it again.
PUL Team - Jan. 14, 2024, 5:27 a.m.
So happy to hear, Katie, thank you! 😊
Japsowin Kaur - Dec. 3, 2023, 3:50 a.m.
This looks unbelievable!!! Can't wait to try it😍😍😍
erica bulow - Nov. 27, 2023, 1:40 a.m.
Mine came very unwrapped, and I made the dough in my bread machine but everyone enjoyed it anyway.
Milou - Oct. 29, 2023, 8:54 a.m.
I don’t have a talent for making bread. It just never works for me… but this one turned out great!!! It was very easy to make and so delicious 🤤 will definitely be making it again
PUL Team - Oct. 29, 2023, 9:38 p.m.
Whoop whoop! Sounds like you have more talent than you think, Milou 😜 so glad the pesto swirl bread was enjoyed though 🥰
Pascale - Aug. 23, 2023, 1:06 a.m.
I made this for a lunch on a canoe trip. I was perfect: easy to make, delicious, easy to eat (no dishes to do on the trip) and it kept well in our food barrel. I made it the day before we left and we had it on day 3 of the trip. I’m not saying to change the storage information, safe food storage is important, but I’m super happy it worked well for us!! Had it on top of a cliff/mountain with a nice lookout during one of our hikes. Tasted wonderful with a cream cheese pesto with sundried tomato spread, just pealing of some layers of bread and scooping up a bit of the spread. Thank you!!
PUL Team - Aug. 25, 2023, 7:42 a.m.
Aww we're so happy to hear the pesto swirl bread was enjoyed, Pascale! Sounds like such a lovely adventure 🤩
Jennifer Lawrence - Aug. 20, 2023, 1:39 p.m.
I made this with my kids and it turned out exactly like the photo! It was really easy to make. It was delicious and didn’t last longer than a few hours in our house:)
PUL Team - Aug. 20, 2023, 9:23 p.m.
We're so glad it was enjoyed, Jennifer, thank you 🤗
Joe - June 7, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Lovely! Tastes amazing and easy to make :)
If you leave it out longer before putting it in the oven, remember to reapply a few cuts (might have forgotten so and then it stays a bit flat🤷♂️)
What others say
My only swap out was to AP flour as that’s all I had. Still a beautiful bread, just different texture! Delicious and a major hit at Christmas. Would share a photo if I could 😍
Absolutely delicious, added extra pine nuts to it!
Delicious bread with homemade pesto. Over half was gone by day one.
What can you use instead of yeast?
This is really good. I also did some nigella seeds and paprika powder into the dough. It was very good!
Tried and used spelt flour. Nice !
It was a hit at my family gathering, will definitely be making it again.
This looks unbelievable!!! Can't wait to try it😍😍😍
Mine came very unwrapped, and I made the dough in my bread machine but everyone enjoyed it anyway.
I don’t have a talent for making bread. It just never works for me… but this one turned out great!!! It was very easy to make and so delicious 🤤 will definitely be making it again
I made this for a lunch on a canoe trip. I was perfect: easy to make, delicious, easy to eat (no dishes to do on the trip) and it kept well in our food barrel. I made it the day before we left and we had it on day 3 of the trip. I’m not saying to change the storage information, safe food storage is important, but I’m super happy it worked well for us!! Had it on top of a cliff/mountain with a nice lookout during one of our hikes. Tasted wonderful with a cream cheese pesto with sundried tomato spread, just pealing of some layers of bread and scooping up a bit of the spread. Thank you!!
I made this with my kids and it turned out exactly like the photo! It was really easy to make. It was delicious and didn’t last longer than a few hours in our house:)
Lovely! Tastes amazing and easy to make :)
If you leave it out longer before putting it in the oven, remember to reapply a few cuts (might have forgotten so and then it stays a bit flat🤷♂️)