Pizza pockets
by Sage Fowler on May 15th 2025 Recipe SourceIngredients:
INGREDIENTS
- 2 1⁄2cups flour
- 2 1⁄4teaspoons yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
PIZZA POCKET FILLING
- 1⁄21/2 cup pepperoni or 1/2 cup ham
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1⁄2cup green pepper
- 2 medium tomatoes
- 1⁄3cup tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2teaspoon thyme
- 1 1⁄2cups cheese, shredded
- 3 tablespoons water
Instructions:
DIRECTIONS
- Mix 1 1/4 cups flour, yeast and salt in bowl.
- Stir in warm water.
- Beat on low speed for 1/2 minute. Scrape bowl constantly.
- Beat 3 minutes on high speed.
- Stir in remaining flour with a spoon.
- Turn dough out on floured surface. Knead 6 to 8 minutes.
- Cover dough; let rest for 10 minutes.
- Divide into 6 parts.
- (Dough is also excellent pizza dough.) Filling instructions: Brown and drain sausage, green pepper and onion.
- Add chopped tomatoes and tomato paste, spices and water.
- Cook 5 minutes.
- Roll each portion of pizza pocket dough into rounds.
- Spoon 1/6 of filling and 1/6 of cheese onto each pizza pocket round.
- Fold dough in half and close with fork tines.
- Brush with beaten egg.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
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