September 5, 2017

Easy Cheesy Pizza Pockets

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Easy Cheesy Pizza Pockets

September 5: National Cheese Pizza Day

Ah…mini pizza rolls and pizza pockets were one of our favorite afterschool snacks. They bring back childhood memories of coming home from school, settling down to relax/play and then snacking on them before tackling homework. Sure, the store-bought brands made it more convenient and quick for our moms to feed us hungry school kids. But homemade ones are just as easy to prepare ahead of time together as a family. Pizza pockets can be stuffed with favorite fillings that are not available from boxed brands, stored frozen and reheated in the oven whenever anyone wants a little something savory to eat. For National Cheese Pizza Day, we stuffed our snacks with plain shredded pizza cheese and waxed nostalgic about our childhood and the memories with our moms (dads and siblings) with whom we partook pizza pockets!

Recipe

Ingredients

  • Thin pizza dough (we used Wewalka brand)
  • Pizza sauce (we used Ragu brand)
  • Pizza cheese (we used Kraft brand)
  • 1 egg mixed with 1 teaspoon water for the egg wash

Directions

Unroll chilled pizza dough. Cut into 4×4” inch squares (we re-rolled the scrap to make five total squares).

Spread a little pizza sauce on each square, leaving about half an inch to the edge. Generously pile on the cheese (it will look bulky but melts down). Fold over and seal tightly with the tines of a fork.

Place on a sheet of waxed paper misted with cooking spray (or use parchment paper). Beat the egg with water and brush on the tops of the pizza pockets. Bake in a preheated oven at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve hot. Be careful when biting into the pizza pockets as the hot cheese might ooze out and cause a burn.

Notes

  • Search our blog for other pizza recipes.

 

 

February 9, 2017

Pizza Bagels

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Pizza Bagels

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February 9: National Bagel Day and National Pizza Day

Highlander’s all-time favorite food is pizza! Our first-ever blog post was for a pizza recipe and we have made mini pizzas (pepperoni and sausage) as well. We have used different crusts for those recipes. But for National Pizza Day today we used thin bagels for the crust because it is also National Bagel Day! Pizza bagels are simple to make and doubly delicious for celebrating both food holidays.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • Bagels (we used thin bagels)
  • 1 small jar pizza sauce (we used Ragu brand)
  • 1 bag shredded pizza cheese
  • 1 package of mini pepperoni slices (we used Hormel brand)

Directions

Cut the bagel in half. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Spread pizza sauce on the bagel halves. Sprinkle the cheese shreds over them.

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Top with mini pepperoni slices. Bake in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before eating.

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Notes

  • The second week in January is National Pizza Week. September 5 is National Cheese Pizza Day. October is National Pizza Month. October 11 is National Sausage Pizza Day. And November 12 is National Pizza With Everything (Except Anchovies) Day.
 

October 11, 2012

Mini Sausage Pizzas

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Mini Sausage Pizzas

Mini Sausage Pizzas

October 11: National Sausage Pizza Day

Fall football is in full swing and Highlander’s attention turns to both college and professional teams on television.  Transforming junk food into game day gourmet, Islander would sometimes make mini (instead of man-sized) pizzas for him to snack on while he watches the sport. We have made mini pepperoni pizzas before but have substituted sausage for the topping today in observance of National Sausage Pizza Day and National Pizza Month.

Recipe

(Adapted from the Food Network)

Ingredients

  • 1 can refrigerated pizza crust
  • corn meal (optional)
  • 1 cup ground Italian sausage
  • ½ small red onion
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • slivers of sun dried tomatoes (we used Bella Sun Luci brand julienne-cut basil flavor)
  • shredded pizza cheese

Directions

Unroll pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface. Cut out circles using a 3-inch round cookie cutter. Lightly grease a baking sheet and sprinkle with a little corn meal. Place the circles onto the sheet. Set aside.

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In a skillet, brown the sausage. Drain any grease and set aside. Chop the onions.

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In a cup or ramekin, mix the minced garlic with the olive oil and infuse the flavors for five minutes. Brush the top of each circle with the oil mixture. Sprinkle the sun dried tomato slivers and onions on top of the circles.

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Sprinkle the cooked Italian sausage and shredded pizza cheese on top of the circles. Bake in a preheated oven at 450 degrees for 7-8 minutes until the bottoms are crisp and golden and the cheese is melted. Remove from the oven and serve hot.

Mini Sausage Pizzas

Notes

  • Mini pizzas may be made with any favorite toppings (sausage, pepperoni, vegetables, Canadian bacon/ham and pineapple, etc.)
  • Instead of the garlic-olive oil mixture, spread tomato sauce on the mini pizza dough before topping with other ingredients and baking.
  • Search our blog for other pizza recipes.
 

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