Menu Board Monday Edition #12 - Pepperoni Pizza Rolls

I have to be honest with you all.....

psst.... get closer so no one else hears my secret!

WE ATE OUT TONIGHT!

Anyhow.... now that I've confessed my sins {and support to the yummy local "pizzaria"}, I thought that I would share one of our FAVORITE "pizza" recipes with you all!  These are so good and they really are simple.  The last time I made them, I used the Lion House Roll dough recipe and doubled it.  I froze the Pepperoni Pizza Rolls that we didn't eat.  When the kids got home from school, they just pulled them out of the freezer {I put them in individual freezer bags} and microwaved them for 1 minute and they thoroughly enjoyed them.  Try it! Your kids would love ya! :) Oh!  And they can even help!  We LOVE kid-friendly recipes in our home!
Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
A From Cupboard to Cupboard original recipe
printable recipe

Either start with your favorite bread dough recipe or just use 1 frozen loaf. If you are using your favorite recipe, let it have it's first rise before rolling out. If your are using frozen dough, let it thaw then follow the following directions.
This is the recipe I use:

Lion House Rolls
2 cups warm water (110 to 115 degrees)
2/3 cup nonfat dry milk
2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1/3 cup butter, shortening, or margarine (I use BUTTER)
1 egg
4 1/2 to 5 cups all-purpose flour or bread flour (I use AP Flour)
1/2 cup butter, melted

In a large bowl of an electric mixer, combine water and dry milk powder, stirring until milk dissolves. Add yeast, then sugar, salt, butter, egg, and 2 cups of the flour. Mix on low speed until ingredients are wet. Increase mixer speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups flour; mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then for 2 minutes at medium speed. (Dough will be getting stiff, and remaining flour may need to be mixed in by hand.) Add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, and mix again until dough is soft, not overly sticky, and not stiff. (It is not necessary to use the entire amount of flour.)
Scrape dough off sides of bowl and pour about 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil all around sides of bowl. Turn dough over in bowl so it is covered with oil. (This helps prevent dough from drying out.) Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise in warm place until doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours. Sprinkle cutting board or counter with flour and place dough on floured surface. Roll out and shape as desired. Place on greased or parchment-lined baking pans. Cover lightly with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm place until rolls are doubled in size, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Now just roll your dough out to about 1/4 inch thick in a big rectangle just like you were making cinnamon rolls.

Now make some pizza sauce. This is the recipe I use...it's so good!
Mix well together:
Tea's Pizza Sauce
1 can tomato sauce
1 can tomato paste
1 Tablespoon oregano
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp onion salt

Spread the pizza sauce on your rectangle of dough. I just use the back of the spoon to spread it evenly across the dough. Make sure to go to all edges.

I used a combination of shredded parmesan cheese, mozzerella cheese, and colby jack cheese. Then cover with slices of pepperoni.

Now simply roll it in jelly-roll style as if you were making cinnamon rolls. Cut into 3/4-1" slices and place on well greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown...

Serve with remaining warmed pizza sauce!

Happy Cooking
*Teauna*

**PEPPERONI PIZZA ROLLS**

Bradey hasn't been feeling well this week and he hasn't been eating well so I decided maybe I could put something together that he would surely eat! Pepperoni pizza is one of his favorite foods, so I decided that I would put together some pepperoni pizza rolls. Not only are they extremely good, but very convenient. They should also freeze well.



Either start with your favorite bread dough recipe or just use 1 frozen loaf. If you are using your favorite recipe, let it have it's first rise before rolling out. If your are using frozen dough, let it thaw then follow the following directions.



Now just roll your dough out to about 1/4 inch thick in a big rectangle just like you were making cinnamon rolls.



Now make some pizza sauce. There is a recipe for homemade pizza sauce on the post titled "Personal Pan Pizzas". Spread the pizza sauce on your rectangle of dough. I just use the back of the spoon to spread it evenly across the dough. Make sure to go to all edges.

Now I used a combination of shredded parmesan cheese, mozzerella cheese, and colby jack cheese. Then cover with slices of pepperoni.

Now simply roll it in jelly-roll style as if you were making cinnamon rolls. Cut into 3/4-1" slices and place on well greased cookie sheet. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown...

Serve with remaining warmed pizza sauce!

I hope you enjoy these as much as Bradey did!!!

Happy Cooking
*Teauna*

** PERSONAL PAN PIZZAS **

It is 'SKOOKIE NIGHT' at our house tonight!!!! We are making yummy personal pan pizzas! So much fun and so little work and clean-up. Love these kind of meals...and the interaction with the entire family makes it even better!

I LOVE using cast iron for pizza because you don't get the doughy crusts! I don't like ''doughy'' anything! I also have a Camp Chef cast iron Pizza Pan! When we are having 'SKOOKIE NIGHT' and make pizza, I use the Pizza Pan and make breadsticks for our appetizer. But of course, you can use your regular pizza pans if you don't have cast iron:-) However, if you do want to check out this pan or skookies, go to http://www.outdoorcooking.com/ . They carry the full line of Camp Chef prdoucts and they are less expensive there then on the camp chef site. You can find the Skookies at these stores: Smithfield Implement, R&R Hardware, IFA, CAL Ranch, Al's Sporting Goods, or Kitchen Kneads.

My favorite thing about cast iron is that it doesn't wear out! It just gets better with time and use and it can be used both inside and outside for generations and generations! What more could you ask for?

The first thing I do to get ready for our pizza party is prepare the pizza dough... it needs to rise so prepare it an hour and a half or so before you plan on making dinner. Set is aside and while it is rising, prepare all your toppings for your pizzas! Try all different kinds of toppings. You know, it's amazing how kids will try something when they are the ones putting it on their pizza!

For the pizza dough:

1 Tablespoon active dry yeast

1 cup warm water

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons oil

2 1/2-3 1/2 cups flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water in warmed bowl. Add salt, oil & 2 1/2 cups flour. Mix well. Add remaining flour and knead. You just want to knead this until it's no longer sticky. I use about 3 cups of flour. Place in greased bowl- cover and let rise until doubled. A good way to tell that your dough has doubled is to poke your finger in the middle of it. If the indentation stays then it is ready.

*I make this in my kitchenaid mixer and let it do all of the work :-), however I have made it the 'old fashioned' way and it's simple. Just don't overthink it. Knead until it's smooth and elastic and you'll be good!*

* I usually double this recipe so I have enough for at least 4 personal pan pizzas and a large pizza pan of breadsticks. If you are using a mixer, just mix one batch at a time then put them in a pan together. They will rise together.*

Now for the pizza sauce:

Mix well together:

1 can tomato sauce

1 can tomato paste

1 Tablespoon oregano

1 clove garlic, minced

1 1/2 tsp basil

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp onion salt

Prepare and refrigerate until you're ready to put the pizzas together!

Now just prepare the toppings for your pizza! Here are some ideas:

*pepperoni

*canadian bacon

*chopped honey-baked ham

*cooked and rinsed sausage or hamburger

*chopped olives

*pineapple

*shredded cheese

*green peppers

*etc, etc, etc

After your dough has risen, punch it down and make sure your skookie pans are clean and you can lightly grease them if you would like. Once you have used them several times, you should not have to use any grease at all. They are preseasoned but for the first few uses, I would say it's better to be safe than sorry and it does help the seasoning process. :-)

Now take about a baseball size of dough and spread on your skookie pan. Then put on your sauce and your toppings. Bake at 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until they are golden brown. Take out of the oven and slide pizza onto a cutting board. Cut and Serve!!!

Like I said, if you double this recipe, you should be able to make 4 individual pizzas with the skookies and a 14inch pan with breadsticks. For the breadsticks, I just pat the dough out on the pizza pan then brush with softened margarine or butter, then sprinkle with parmesan cheese and garlic salt. Bake 20-25 minutes until gold brown. Slice and serve with remaining pizza sauce for a dipping sauce.

I hope you enjoy this as much as we do!

Happy Cooking!

*Teauna*