Pepperoni Pizza Bites With Homemade Marinara Sauce Food

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.

HOMEMADE PIZZA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the oregano, garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until the garlic is golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, basil and 1/2 teaspoon salt and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, with the saucepan loosely covered in foil to avoid splattering and stirring occasionally, until fairly thick, 5 to 10 minutes, depending on your tomatoes. Remove the basil.

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.

POP 'EM PIZZA BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400º.
• Spray 3 9-inch pie pans with cooking spray.
• On lightly floured surface, roll out one pizza crust and pat into 12x8 rectangle.
• Cut into 24 squares.
• Place one pepperoni slice and one cube of cheese on each dough square. Wrap dough around, pressing to seal.
• Place in pans, seamside down.
• Repeat with remaining dough, pepperoni and cheese.
• Mix together oil and Italian seasoning. Drizzle or brush over rolls.
• Top with grated parmesan.
• Bake at 400º for 16-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with warmed pizza or marinara sauce.
• To Freeze: Flash freeze on a cookie sheet until frozen solid, label and place in a ziplock bag.
• To Reheat: Microwave approximately 30 seconds or more to heat through.