Pepperoni Pizza Bites Recipes

CHEESE AND PEPPERONI PIZZA BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Grease a 9-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
• Lightly flour your work surface then divide the dough into 19 equal portions. Roll each piece of dough into a small circle about 3 inches in size. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of marinara sauce into the center of each piece of dough then sprinkle the marinara with a small portion of the cheese and one slice of pepperoni. Pull all of the sides up to meet in the center, firmly pinching to seal the fillings inside the dough pocket. Repeat the filling and sealing process with the remaining pieces of dough.
• Beginning in the center, arrange the filled dough balls seam side down in a single layer in the prepared pan. (Do not overlap the dough balls.)
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg with 1 tablespoon water. Brush the eggwash all over the tops of the dough balls then sprinkle the Parmesan cheese on top.
• Bake for 25 to 27 minutes until golden brown and bubbly. (You can check if the dough is fully baked by lifting one piece to see if the bottom has browned slightly.) Remove the pizza bites from the oven, sprinkle the tops with the dried oregano and serve with additional marinara sauce for dipping.

PIZZA PEPPERONI BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º. On a cutting board, slice 4 slits in each slice of pepperoni so you can easily fold them over each other in the mini muffin tin. (Make sure to keep center intact.) Place a slice of epperoni in each muffin tin hole.
• Bake until slightly crispy, 10 minutes. (If very greasy, remove pepperoni and blot with a paper towel. Blot pan with paper towel, then return pepperoni cups to pan.)
• Heat broiler. Add a small spoonful of mozzarella, a small spoonful of pizza sauce, and another small spoonful mozzarella. Top with a couple black olives.
• Broil until cheese is melty and golden, 2 minutes.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

PEPPERONI PIZZA BITES

Steps:

• For filling; combine cheeses (1/2 of the parmesan), pepperoni and sauce, set aside.
• Separate the biscuits.
• Flatten to 3" circles.
• Place one rounded tablespoon of filling in the center of each biscuit.
• bring edges of dough together, pinch edges of dough to seal.
• Place, seam side down on greased baking sheet, brush with milk.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• Bake in a 350° preheated oven for 12- 15 minutes or until golden brown.

PEPPERONI PIZZA BITES WITH HOMEMADE MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly grease the foil with olive oil. Remove the pizza dough from the refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• In a small bowl combine the garlic, Parmesan, parsley and 1/4 cup olive oil. Set aside.
• Lightly dust a work surface with flour and roll out the pizza dough into a 12-by-14-inch rectangle. Arrange the dough with the 14-inch side parallel to you. With a ruler, mark every 4 inches along the 12-inch side. Cut the dough straight across at the marks to make three 4-inch-wide strips. Brush top of the strips with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Shingle the pepperoni slices over the dough strips. Sprinkle 3/4 to 1 cup of the mozzarella in a line down the center of each strip.
• Roll up each dough strip into a long log, as you would for cinnamon rolls. It is easiest to begin by folding the bottom of the dough up over the cheese; if there is any cheese sticking out, stuff it back into the roll. Continue rolling the dough over itself until it forms a log with dough on the outside and all of the pepperoni and mozzarella on the inside. Pinch the seams together, then pinch the sides together. Lightly brush the logs all over with olive oil and transfer them, seam-side down, to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake until golden brown, 12 minutes. Brush the tops of the logs generously with the garlic mixture and return to the oven for another 3 minutes, until the garlic is very fragrant but not yet browned. Let cool for 10 minutes.
• Transfer the pepperoni rolls to a cutting board and slice into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Serve immediately with marinara sauce.
• Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a medium saucepot. Add the onions and salt and saute until softened, 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional 30 seconds until fragrant but not browned. Stir in the tomato paste, oregano and crushed red pepper; cook 30 seconds to toast the tomato paste and spices. Stir in the chopped tomatoes. Bring the sauce to a boil, reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat and adjust the seasoning with salt to taste. Keep warm until ready to serve, or cool completely and refrigerate in an airtight container.

EASY PIZZA ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two cake pans with nonstick cooking spray.
• Roll out pizza dough on a lightly floured cutting board. Flatten out into a rectangle.
• Brush surface of the pizza dough with as much pizza sauce as you like.
• Cover dough with alternating slices of large pepperoni and mozzarella slices. Dot with small pepperoni slices.
• Starting at the long side, roll up the dough carefully into a jelly roll, making sure the filling stays in and pinch closed along the side. Slice into 1/2-inch rounds and place them inside the cake pans flat. Tuck the ends around as necessary and sprinkle Parmesan cheese over each slice.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir together olive oil, parsley, and garlic in a shallow bowl. Brush warm pizza rolls with garlic oil.

HOMEMADE PEPPERONI PIZZA

Steps:

• For sauce: Combine all sauce ingredients with 1/2 cup water in a medium bowl; set aside for flavors to develop while making crust. Freeze remaining paste .
• For crusts: Combine 2 cups of flour with the dry yeast, sugar and salt. Add the water and oil and mix until well blended (about 1 minute). Gradually add enough remaining flour slowly, until a soft, sticky dough ball is formed.
• Knead for about 4 minutes, on a floured surface, until dough is smooth and elastic. Add more flour, if needed. (If using RapidRise® Yeast, let dough rest, covered, for 10 minutes.)
• Divide dough in half. Pat each half (with floured hands) into a 12-inch greased pizza pan OR roll dough to fit pans.
• For pizzas: Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Top crusts with sauce, pepperoni and cheese.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until crusts are browned and cheese is bubbly. For best results, rotate pizza pans between top and bottom oven racks halfway through baking.

EASY PEPPERONI PIZZA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray 10 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Press biscuits, one at a time, between hands to flatten. Place each flattened biscuit in a muffin cup; press into bottom and up sides of muffin cup. Set aside for biscuit to settle and slightly rise, about 5 minutes. Lightly press biscuits into cups as needed.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon pizza sauce into each biscuit; top each with 1 slice pepperoni and 1 tablespoon mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until biscuit is lightly browned and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Remove each pizza from tin and place on a cooling rack, about 5 minutes.

PEPPERONI BISCUIT BITES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the tomato sauce, oil and seasonings. Cut each biscuit in half. Place 1 pepperoni slice on each half; fold dough over pepperoni and pinch edges to seal. Dip in tomato mixture. , Place in a shallow baking pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake in a toaster oven at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

WONTON PEPPERONI PIZZA BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Carefully fit wonton wrappers into mini muffin tins; no need to grease the pan. Bake for 6 to 7 minutes; remove from oven to cool. Can be done ahead.
• If serving immediately, lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• Fold each turkey pepperoni slice into fourths, place one in bottom of baked wonton cups. Cut tomatoes in half, use your index finger to remove as many seeds as possible then finely chop tomatoes, place in a small bowl with the scallion and black pepper. Add a small amount of salt, do not use too much, the meat is spicy; mix well and spoon on top the pepperoni. Add the grated Fontina cheese and sprinkle with dried Thyme. Place in 350 degree oven for 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted and serve.

TINY PEPPERONI PIZZA BITES

Steps:

• Separate 1 mini cheese-filled round buttery cracker; reassemble placing 1 pepperoni piece between crackers.
• Repeat with remaining mini cheese-filled round buttery crackers and pepperoni pieces.
• Serve with sauce for dipping.