Pizza Pull Aparts

Pillowy soft bites of dough, are stuffed with pepperoni and mozzarella, for an amazingly delicious appetizer for Game Day.

Football season started last week. Are you a football family? I was never a big football fan, but when I started dating my SO, 2 1/2 yrs ago, I quickly came to the conclusion that if I wanted to spend time with him on Sundays I'd have to start watching football. Over the last couple years I've grown to like the game and even understand most of it. Since Sunday's are football days, I like to cook some snack type foods we can enjoy while watching the games.

My family absolutely loves these, and they aren't that difficult to make. I make my own dough, but you could simplify these by using canned biscuit dough. They cook up nicely and are a great two bite snack, that will fill your tummy so you can keep watching your favourite teams on Sunday. They would even been a great addition to a Superbowl spread!

Start by taking golf ball sized pieces of your pizza dough and roll them into 3 inch circles. Place 1 slice of pepperoni and 1 cube of mozzarella in the center of each circle. Bring the edges of dough up over the filling and pinch to seal. Place seam side down in a greased baking dish. (complete recipe to follow)

Pizza Pull-Aparts

2 to 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp Rapid Rise Yeast
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4-1 cup very warm water (120 F to 130 F)
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
15-20 pepperoni slices
15-20 cubes mozzarella cheese
3 Tbs butter, melted
1 large clove of garlic
1/2 tsp basil
fresh grated Parmesan cheese
favourite Pizza sauce

In you mixer bowl, combine the flour, salt and yeast. Mix the oil with the water and pour half the water into the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms; adding more water, as needed. Once dough is moist and pulls away from sides, place bowl in mixer. Using the dough hook, knead the dough at medium speed, for 5 minutes. Stop mixer, remove from hook and cover with a warm damp cloth. Let rest 10 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly oil a 9x13 inch baking dish with olive oil. Taking gold ball sized pieces of dough, roll it out to a 3 inch circle. Top with a slice of pepperoni and a cube of cheese. Take the dough and bring it up, over the filling, to the center. Pinch seams and place in baking dish.

In a small bowl, melt the butter with the garlic. Stir in basil and brush butter over tops of dough. Sprinkle everything with Parmesan and bake for 15-20 minutes; until tops are golden and dough in center is cooked through. Serve with your favourite pizza sauce, that has been warmed.

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