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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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Total Time:Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Vivi Taylor, Middleburg, Florida

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Oct. 19, 2023

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

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.

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Yield:20 servings

Prep:20 min

Cook:10 min

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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

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Directions

1
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.

2
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, and sprinkle with red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese if desired.