Appetizer Essentials Awesome Pizza Bites Recipes

MINI PIZZA BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350˚F. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan with cooking oil spray.
• Whisk flour and baking powder in a small bowl to combine.
• Add milk, egg, salt, herbs, and seasonings to the flour mixture, and whisk until combined. Stir in mozzarella and pepperoni until combined.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Stir mixture again and pour into muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full. Sprinkle Parmesan evenly over the top of each cup.
• Bake until puffed and golden, about 20 minutes.
• Warm sauce in a small saucepan over medium heat or serve cold with the bites for dipping.

APPETIZER ESSENTIALS: AWESOME PIZZA BITES

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. The spice mix will make more than you need for this one recipe. If you do not wish to make this much (it is a pretty good, all-round, Italian spice mix), just add pinch or two of each one of the herbs into the flour and combine. Or, if you have a good store-bought Italian spice mix, use it.
• 3. I am using, what are called, sandwich-style pepperonis, and measure 3-inches (7.6cm) in diameter; which is twice as big as a normal pepperoni. That size is perfect for this recipe.
• 4. For this recipe, you will need a mini muffin tin. Mine is a Wilton mini-muffin pan that can bake 24 at a time.
• 5. Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• 6. Place a rack in the bottom position, and preheat the oven to 375 (190c).
• 7. Cut in to the large pepperonis on the left, right, top, and bottom. You want to go in about 1/2-inch (1/2cm).
• 8. Add them to the muffin pan. The cuts fold over each other, and form the walls for the pizza bites.
• 9. Chef's Note: If the pepperoni slices are real thin, you might want to use two per cup... that is what I did.
• 10. Mix the dry batter ingredients (flour, baking powder, spice mix, salt, parmesan cheese), in a large bowl.
• 11. Whisk the milk and egg together in another bowl. I just use a measuring cup.
• 12. Add the wet ingredients to the dry.
• 13. Mix together with a fork, or wooden spoon until combined.
• 14. Add about 1 1/2 teaspoons of the batter to each of the pepperoni cups.
• 15. Sprinkle a bit of mozzarella on the tops.
• 16. Place in the oven, and bake until the cheese is bubbly, and beginning to turn brown in spots, about 12 - 14 minutes.
• 17. PLATE/PRESENT
• 18. Serve while nice and warm, with a bit of marinara sauce on the side for dipping. Enjoy.
• 19. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

APPETIZER ESSENTIALS: PUFF PIZZA BITES

Steps:

• PREP/PREPARE
• If you want a good pizza sauce, here are two good ones: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/italian-essentials-awesome-pizza-sauce.html?r=1 https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/sauce-spread/other-sauce-spread/pizza-essentials-the-ultimate-sweet-pizza-sauce.html?r=3
• Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• Whisk the egg yolk and water together and reserve.
• Place a rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 365f (185c).
• Defrost your puff pastry and cut into 9 squares.
• They do not have to be perfect, just eyeball it. In addition, a pizza cutter is a great way to accomplish this.
• Add a dollop of your favorite pizza sauce.
• Add some meat and/or veggies... I am using pepperoni, and precooked Italian sausage.
• The images for the next steps did not turn out; however, we are almost there: Sprinkle on some parmesan cheese. Take two opposite corners bring them up and pinch together in the middle. Brush a bit of the egg mixture over each one.
• Place into the preheated oven and bake until golden brown, about 15 - 20 minutes.
• PLATE/PRESENT
• Allow to rest for 5 minutes, then serve with some additional pizza sauce for dipping. Enjoy.
• Keep the faith, and keep cooking.