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Pizza Puffs

Name: Pizza Puffs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20 servings.
Ingredients: 1 loaf (1 pound) frozen pizza dough, thawed; 20 slices pepperoni; 8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, cut into 20 cubes; 1/4 cup butter; 2 small garlic cloves, minced; Dash salt; Marinara sauce, warmed; Optional: Crushed red pepper flakes and grated Parmesan cheese

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Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

20 servings

Updated: Nov. 08, 2022

What’s more fun than a pizza puff? Skip the kind sold in the frozen-foods aisle and try this homemade version. You can substitute any meat or vegetable for the pepperoni and any cheese for the mozzarella. —Vivi Taylor, Middleburg, Florida

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Ingredients

1 loaf (1 pound) frozen pizza dough, thawed
20 slices pepperoni
8 ounces part-skim mozzarella cheese, cut into 20 cubes
1/4 cup butter
2 small garlic cloves, minced
Dash salt
Marinara sauce, warmed
Optional: Crushed red pepper flakes and grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Shape dough into 1-1/2-in. balls; flatten into 1/8-in.-thick circles. Place 1 pepperoni slice and 1 cheese cube in center of each circle; wrap dough around pepperoni and cheese. Pinch edges to seal; shape into a ball. Repeat with remaining dough, pepperoni and cheese. Place seam side down on greased baking sheets; bake until light golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Cool slightly.
Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add garlic and salt, taking care not to brown butter or garlic; brush over puffs. Serve with marinara sauce; if desired, sprinkle with red pepper flakes and Parmesan.

Can you freeze Pizza Puffs?

Cover and freeze unbaked pizza puffs on waxed paper-lined baking sheets until firm. Transfer to a freezer container; seal and return to freezer. To use, preheat oven to 400°; bake pizza puffs on greased baking sheets as directed, increasing time as necessary until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts

1 pizza puff: 120 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 189mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 5g protein.

Pizza Puffs

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