Pizza Puffs

These are super easy, yummy and because they are baked in a mini muffin tin they are so cute and a great appetizer. We like them so much we can eat them for dinner with leftovers for lunch.

1 1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup milk
2 eggs lightly beaten
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1 cup pepperoni, cut into small pieces (we usually add more)
1 cup sliced black olives
3 tsp of Italian seasoning or
      1 tsp dried oregano
      1 tsp dried basil
      1 tsp garlic powder
Pizza sauce for dipping.
Preheat oven to 375
Grease 24 mini muffin tin
In large mixing bowl whisk together flour and baking powder. Add milk and eggs stirring to combine. Mix in mozzarella, pepperoni, olives and seasonings. Allow mixture to sit for ten minutes. Pour batter into tins and bake until puffed and golden about 20-25 minutes. Serve with warmed pizza sauce.

Bacon, Red Onion and Gruyere Pizza

Pizza Dough
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1/2 medium red onion cut into thin slices
2-3 tablespoons dry thyme or 12 sprigs of fresh thyme
Salt and Pepper
4-6 slices of turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/2 Cup grated Gruyere cheese

Heat oven to 425 degrees.
Brush dough with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Bake for 5-7 minutes until puffed and golden. Toss onions and thyme with remaining tablespoon of olive oil add salt and pepper, 1/4 tsp of each. Top cooked dough with cheese, bacon then onion mixture. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.

Other variation. Use ham instead of bacon and Swiss cheese instead of Gruyere.  Prepared the same.

I have found that the best way to make sure your dough is done when the rest of the pizza is ready is to put the dough in the oven BEFORE any toppings or sauce are added for about 5 minutes. This gives the dough a little head start.