Pepperoni Pizza Puffs
You knew there was something coming up to use that delicious Homemade Garlic Pizza Sauce. Well here it is. Pepperoni Pizza Puffs. I have to admit. I have to admit, I was very excited about all of the miniature food involved in this recipe. Not only are these bites baked in a mini muffin pan, but they use mini pepperonis! If you haven’t seen them at your store, trust me, they’re too cute to pass up!
I love that you could throw anything in these pizza bites. I went with mini pepperoni because I just couldn’t resist. I think some green peppers would be really good as well.
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Ingredients:
3/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp dried oregano
3/4 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
4 oz pepperoni, diced (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup pizza sauce (homemade or store-bought)
2 Tbsp. fresh basil, finely diced.
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and oregano; whisk in the milk and egg. Stir in the mozzarella and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.
Stir the batter and divide among the mini-muffin cups. Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
Warm the pizza sauce, then stir in 1 tablespoon basil. Sprinkle the puffs with the remaining 1 tablespoon basil. Serve the puffs with the pizza sauce for dipping.
Recipe from Gimme Some Oven
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
SQUEAAAAALLL! Ok, first I came over to comment (from my Google Reader), and I noticed the new design. I LOVE IT! It’s fresh, clean, and fun! 🙂
Second, this recipe sounds divine! I’ve had bourbon pecan brie, but never Kahlua Walnut. YUM!
PS. I also never comment on your big move. How exciting! My sister lives an hour outside of Cincinnati. And I have a cousin that lives there too. Needless to say, I have plenty of reasons to visit. (Other reasons include IKEA.) Hopefully we will someday get the chance to meetup!
beantownbaker — January 1st, 2013 @ 10:16 pm
Thanks Erin! I’m totally digging the new look too 🙂 I work right by the IKEA.
We should definitely try to meet up at some point! Let me know when you’re in town.