My family has had a long-standing tradition of making our own pizza every Friday night. It began while my kids were toddlers using their little chubby hands to sprinkle the cheese topping and smuggle extra pepperoni to their mouth while I wasn’t looking. Cooking together is one of the first educational activities we enjoyed together as a family.
I confess there have been several pizza nights we skipped the DIY process and just ordered out, because it was easier. Since we have been home and easing up on take out during this pandemic, we have found new tasty and fun ways to enjoy our family DIY pizza night. This is the next big hit at my house – pizza rolls. These are ridiculously easy to make at any age and it is a huge time savor since it uses store bought ingredients.
You will need:
Any store bought, pre-made canned biscuit dough.
Pepperoni slices
Shredded mozzarella
Grated Parmesan cheese
2 TBSP melted butter
Dried parsley (optional)
Tomato sauce
Begin by rolling out the individual biscuit slices until flat and three times larger than original size.
Next, sprinkle on a little shredded mozzarella and top with 2-3 pepperoni slices.
Now you can fold the ends of the biscuit dough toward the center and close it up. It looks like a cute little bun! Place the roll seam side down on a baking sheet (I love using my baking stone).
Brush the tops of the rolls with melted butter and sprinkle with grated parmesan and dried parsley.
Bake according to the directions on the side of the package (about 12-14 minutes depending on your oven).
You can serve with your favorite tomato sauce for dipping or serve plain for the picky eater refusing anything tomatoey this week. You can bump up the veggie count by adding puree veggies to the dipping sauce. You can bump up the vitamin and fiber content by sprinkling some nutritional yeast over the shredded cheese or swap out the melted butter for olive oil. You use whatever ingredients works for your family and just enjoy the silliness and conversation while building these delightful little pizza bundles!
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This sounds super easy and delicious. I like how easy it is to make them to individual taste.
Thanks! We have too many individuals with different tastes in my house! lol