Pesto Pizza Balls! That's What She Said!
 
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Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • What you need:
  • cupcake pan
  • parchment paper
  • 3 inch dough cutter/cookie cutter/round glass
  • Ingredients
  • 1 can Pillsbury pizza dough
  • 1 jar pesto
  • 1 jar caramelized onion jam (or jam of choice)
  • Small mozzarella balls
  • Package of prosciutto (optional)
  • Non-stick cooking spray
  • Olive oil or olive oil spray
  • Granulated garlic
  • Parmesan
  • Sea salt
  • Jar of marinara
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees and spray the cupcake pan with the non-stick cooking spray, set aside.
  2. On your work surface, lay out a large piece of parchment paper. Pop that dough out of the can and place on the parchment paper. Gently press dough out slightly. Keep it thicker, around ¼ of inch. You can get 12 rounds out of the dough.
  3. Using your cutter of choice, gently cut out the circles of dough. Lightly spray the rounds with olive oil, or brush with olive oil.
  4. Using a .5 tsp. add the pesto into the center of each dough round, gently spread out, but don’t go all the way to the ends. Then add about the same amount of onion jam. Place a motz ball (if it is larger, tear off a smaller piece) in the center of each circle and top with a piece of prosciutto (can be vegetarian if you omit).
  5. Gently close the dough inward and over the ingredients and close pressing dough together, creating a ball. Place each dough ball, seem side down, into the prepared cupcake pan.
  6. Last, spray the tops of the balls with olive oil and sprinkle with a little granulated garlic, parmesan and some sea salt.
  7. Place in pre-heated oven on middle rack and bake for 20 to 30 minutes until balls are golden brown (that’s what she said). Rotating half-way through bake time. Remove from oven and place on cooling rack.
  8. Pour marinara in heat proof bowl and heat in microwave in 30 second intervals until heated through.
  9. Serve warm. Dunk and eat your balls!
Recipe by Social Buttercream at http://socialbuttercream.com/2021/02/06/pesto-pizza-balls-thats-what-she-said/