Easy Pizza Pockets
User Reviews
4.5
162 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
25 mins
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Cook Time
25 mins
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Total Time
42 mins
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Servings
8 pizza pockets
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Course
Appetizer
Easy Pizza Pockets
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Easy Pizza Pockets come together in a snap and are totally delicious. Fill them up with your favorite pizza toppings for the perfect game day snack!
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Ingredients
For the Crust
- 1 envelope Fleischmann's® RapidRise Yeast™ 2 1/4 teaspoons
- 1-1/2 to 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup very warm water 120 to 130F*
- 1 tablespoon olive oil plus more for brushing
For the Filling
- ¾ cup ricotta cheese
- ¾ cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pizza seasoning**
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 24 pepperoni slices
- 4 lices Bacon cooked
- pizza sauce for dipping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
- Add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky.
- Knead on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Cover and let rest on floured surface while preparing filling.
- Combine ricotta, mozzarella cheese and egg in a mixing bowl. Stir in pizza seasoning, salt and pepper, set aside.
- To make the pockets, divide dough into 8 portions. Roll 1 portion into a 6-inch circle on a floured surface. Spread one eighth of the ricotta mixture on the bottom half of dough, leaving a 1/2-inch free of filling. Top with 3 slices of pepperoni and 1/2 piece crumbled bacon. Fold top half of dough over filling. Pull edge of lower crust over top and seal. Carefully transfer to prepared baking sheet. Brush with olive oil and cut 2 to 3 vents in top. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes until lightly browned. Transfer to cooling rack to keep bottom crust crisp. Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
Notes
- If you don't have a thermometer, water should feel very warm to the touch.
- If you don't have pizza seasoning, Italian seasoning will work just fine.
- TIP: To knead the dough, add just enough flour to the dough and your hands to keep the dough from sticking. Flatten dough and fold it toward you. Using the heels of your hands, push the dough away with a rolling motion. Rotate dough a quarter turn and repeat the "fold, push and turn" steps. Keep kneading dough until it is smooth and elastic. Use a little more flour if dough becomes too sticky, always working the flour into the ball of the dough.
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