Dinners

PIZZA PINWHEELS

Name: PIZZA PINWHEELS
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 15 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup warm water; 1 TBSP yeast; 1 TBSP sugar; 1 TBSP oil; 1 tsp salt; 2 1/2- 3 cups flour; 1 1/2 cups pizza sauce (or traditional marinara sauce); 2 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese; 2 cups total pizza toppings- mini pepperoni (diced ham, sliced olives, and pineapple tidbits, etc.)

15 servings

servings

45 minutes

active time

1 hour

total time

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Ingredients

1 cup warm water

1 TBSP yeast

1 TBSP sugar

1 TBSP oil

1 tsp salt

2 1/2- 3 cups flour

1 1/2 cups pizza sauce (or traditional marinara sauce)

2 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

2 cups total pizza toppings- mini pepperoni (diced ham, sliced olives, and pineapple tidbits, etc.)

Directions

Combine warm water, yeast and sugar in a mixing bowl and let sit for about 3-4 minutes, until yeast is bubbling up.

Add in oil, salt and flour. Start with 2 1/2 cups of flour, then add more until the dough cleans the sides of the mixing bowl. (I use a mixer for this part as it makes it just so much easier!) Continue mixing for an additional 3-4 minutes.

Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place for 15 minutes. In cold weather, I like to turn my oven on for about 3 or 4 minutes, then turn it off and let my dough rest in the oven.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray counter top with non-stick cooking spray and roll dough out into a large rectangle about 1/4" thick.

Top with pizza sauce and spread to coat dough. Sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese. Add pizza toppings- I did a section of dough for pepperoni pinwheels, another section with just cheese and a third with ham and pineapple. Top with another 1 cup of cheese.

Starting with one of the long sides of the rectangle, roll dough up tightly, pinching the seams to close at the end. Use a sharp, thin knife to cut 1 1/2" sections of dough from the large roll. This will result in about 15 pinwheels.

Set pinwheels on a large greased baking sheet. Bake for 12-14 minutes. Remove from oven and top with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Return to oven for an additional 1-2 minutes, until cheese is melted and rolls are just beginning to turn golden brown.

Serve hot with warmed pizza sauce to dip on the side.

Nutrition

Serving Size

1 g

Calories

317 kcal

Total Fat

12 g

Saturated Fat

5 g

Unsaturated Fat

Trans Fat

Cholesterol

31 mg

Sodium

668 mg

Total Carbohydrate

38 g

Dietary Fiber

2 g

Total Sugars

2 g

Protein

13 g