Pizza Puffs
Recipe
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
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, cheese and pepperoni. 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.
Freeze option:
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 325°; bake pizza puffs on greased baking sheets as directed,
increasing time as necessary to heat through.
Nutrition Facts
:
1 pizza puff:
120 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 189mg sodium, 11g
carbohydrate (1g sugars, 0 fiber), 5g protein.
