Mini pizza, pizza rolls, pizza pockets, and of course traditional pizza itself – there are tons of ways to use pizza dough. Maybe you’ve gotten creative with your pizza dough before, but these stuffed savory pastry baskets are about to jump to the top of your list of the best ways to use it. Not only will we show you how to make the pizza dough yourself, we’ll show you how to prepare it for maximum deliciousness! Quick & easy to make and stuffed with a whole range of delicious savory fillings, these 5 pastry baskets are just the snacks you’ve been waiting for. Maybe being a basket case is a good thing after all!
5 Savory Stuffed Pastry Baskets
Equipment
- oven-safe bowls
Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tsp dry yeast
- 1.25 cups water
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- hot dog slices
- diced red bell pepper
- pickles
- crispy fried onions
- shredded mozzarella
- sautéed spinach
- red onion slices
- walnuts
- crumbled feta cheese
- mini pepperoni slices
- canned corn, drained
- diced green bell pepper
- bolognese sauce
- chili pepper slices
- fresh rosemary
- grated parmesan
- creamed vegetables
- halved grapes
Instructions
- Knead all of the ingredients for the pizza dough together by hand. Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°F, roll out the pizza dough into a large rectangle, and press the top of a small, oven-safe bowl into the dough to make 5 equally spaced circles.
- Use a pizza cutter to cut the pizza dough so that each of the 5 circles has 2 pointed ends across from one another.
- Grease 5 small, oven-safe bowls and place 1 piece of pizza dough in each of them, letting the pointed ends fall outside of the bowls.
- Fill each bowl with 1 of the filling combinations, then tie the ends of the pizza dough together in a small knot above the fillings.
- Place the stuffed oven-safe bowls on a baking tray, transfer the baking tray to the oven, and bake the stuffed pastry baskets at 350°F for 15 minutes, until golden brown.
VIDEO
These 5 stuffed pastry baskets make the perfect appetizers or snacks for your next party or get-together. What could be better than a pastry that can carry all of your favorite fillings straight into your mouth?!
Get the recipe for the Pizza Dough Snacks featured in the bonus video.