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Follow the flavor! Take your guests on a tasty trip to Oz with this easy pull-apart appetizer inspired by Wicked: For Good. Flaky crescent dough brushed with herby butter and layered with melty cheese bake into a golden path that’s as fun to look at as it is to eat. Serve it warm with marinara sauce for dipping, and let everyone pull apart a piece as they follow the road, bite by bite. It’s the kind of shareable snack that feels straight out of Emerald City: a little magical, a little over-the-top, and just right for a Wicked-themed party or a night in with friends. No ruby slippers required—just an appetite!
Just a handful of simple ingredients (plus a little glittery magic) are all you need to bring this tasty yellow brick road to life.
Pillsbury™ Original Crescent Dough Sheet: The perfect base for this pull-apart bread! It’s flaky and soft, and it’s easy to work with as you create your “road.” If you can’t find it, Pillsbury™ Crescent Rolls will work, but make sure you press the perforations together to make one large rectangle. It may not look as perfect, but it will taste just as good!
Egg: Brushed on top of the dough, it gives the bread a shiny, golden finish.
Italian Cheese Blend: We chose this blend because it pairs well with Italian seasoning and marinara. We wouldn’t recommend using 100% mozzarella cheese for this recipe as it will get too melty and leak out of the dough.
Other Ingredients: Butter and Italian seasoning add rich flavor and give the dough a golden, savory finish. Edible glitter is a super-fun addition, giving the bread a sparkly, magical appearance that fits the Wicked/Oz theme. And we highly recommend serving this cheesy crescent pull-apart bread with marinara sauce for dipping—yum!
Follow the road to Oz, one cheesy, pull-apart bite at a time. Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll need to do. Keep reading for the full recipe!
Start by mixing melted butter with Italian seasoning; it’s the first step in building layers of flavor. Then, cut crescent dough into strips and brush with the butter mixture.
Sprinkle Italian cheese blend on half the strips, top with the remaining strips, and press gently to seal.
Slice the strips into brick-shaped rectangles, and place them on a baking sheet in an alternating brick-road pattern.
Brush the tops with a quick egg wash; this will help your “road” bake up shiny and golden. Then, bake in a 350°F oven until the bread is deep golden brown.
Remove from the oven, brush with more butter, and add optional edible glitter for extra sparkle! Serve warm with marinara for dipping.
We recommend eating this yellow brick road the same day you bake it for the best texture. If you do happen to have some extras, here’s what to do to get its magic back.
Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
This yellow brick road won’t keep well in the freezer; the dough will become soggy and dense when thawed.
Remove bread from the container and reheat on a baking sheet at 350°F for about 10 minutes or until warm.
Heat oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, mix melted butter and Italian seasoning.
Unroll dough; starting on the short end, cut vertically into 6 (1-inch wide) strips. Brush dough with butter mixture, and sprinkle half the strips with the shredded cheese.
Place the remaining strips on top of the cheese with butter side down, and press the dough to seal the strips.
Cut each strip into 8 brick-shaped rectangles. Using photo as a guide, place crescents next to each other in a brick road-shaped pattern on baking sheet. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg and water until smooth. Brush the mixture over the dough.
Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until deep golden brown.
Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with edible glitter (optional). Serve with marinara sauce.
A pizza cutter works great to cut the dough super-fast!
You can prepare the dough up to 2 hours ahead of time on the baking sheet. Cover it loosely with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to bake. Then, pop it in the oven just before your guests arrive. For the best flavor and texture, serve it warm.
If you plan on transferring your pull-apart bread to a platter, we recommend baking it on cooking parchment paper. After baking, lift the bread up while still attached to the parchment paper, and place it on your platter. Run a large, flat spatula underneath the bread on all sides. Then, lift the parchment paper on one side, and slide the pull-apart bread onto the platter.
Wondering where to find edible glitter? Larger grocery stores with a baking aisle often carry edible glitter or shimmer dust near the sprinkles and cake decorations. You can apply the glitter just like sprinkles! Just make sure the label says “edible” and not just “non-toxic” (which is sometimes sold for cake decoration but isn’t meant to be eaten).
