Thursday, 24 January 2013

  • Fried Pizza Balls

    This is a guest post from Kirbie's Cravings.

    This recipe idea came from DH. Earlier this month, he was putting away some leftover pizza and contemplated how it would taste deep fried. I managed to deter him of the idea of throwing an entire slice into the deep fryer. But it did get me thinking.

    So I decided to make him his fried pizza, but in a much less messy form. I made pizza balls much like the baked pizza balls I’ve previously made, but instead of baking them, I fried them.

    I wish they were prettier to look at but it’s hard to put much on the surface when you’re frying them. Taste-wise these were very similar to regular pizza balls, just a bit richer and the dough a little fluffier.

    DH enjoyed them though and I think these would make a fun Game Day appetizer.

    Fried Pizza Balls

    Ingredients:

    • 1 can Pillsbury pizza dough
    • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
    • 1/2 cup mini pepperoni
    • Marinara sauce for dipping

    Directions:

    1. Divide the pizza dough into about 14 roughly equal sized pieces. Take one of the dough pieces, flatten it, and put shredded cheese and some pepperoni in the middle. Pull the edges of the dough around the fillings and pinch closed. Repeat with the remaining dough pieces. Make sure douhg balls are pinched completely shut and try to smooth ball .

    2. Heat oil on stove to medium high. Drop a few balls in at a time. Cook until brown, then flip balls over so they brown evenly on both sides. Remove and place on plate lined with paper towel to soak up some of the excess oil. Repeat until all balls are cooked. Serve immediately with a side of marinara sauce.

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Comments (3)

  • Lost__In_My_Mind@xanga

    Ohh, yum! Think I might make these for game day, even though the Patriots are out.. if anything, I can munch them down and glare at the TV screen. Here's a little tip, though! Instead of pizza dough, use the Pillsbury Grands dough. I don't know why, but it's so much better in the frier than any dough, taste wise!
  • ShadowDancer30@xanga

    Those look really good. I'm so going to try those this weekend 
  • shanielle

    @ShadowDancer30@xanga - Hello.I used crescent rolls and added american cheese,shredded cheddar cheese, small pepperoni, and beef topping. I deep fried for about 3 minutes and then took them out and then rolled them in some parmesen cheese crumbs. I put pizza sauce in a cup to dip in, it was wonderful. I also did some with pizza sauce but light sauce so it wont be to heavy. I folded the crescent rolls in with pinches to close before I deep fried. My email address is randolph594@yahoo.com

     

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