Pizza Roses

Name: Pizza Roses
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Yield: 12 roses
Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the pan; One 13.8-ounce package pizza crust dough, such as Pillsbury; All-purpose flour, for rolling the dough; 1/2 cup pizza sauce; 1/2 cup finely shredded mozzarella or Italian cheese blend; Two 6-ounce bags sliced pepperoni

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Level: Easy

Total: 40 min
Active: 15 min

Yield: 12 roses

Level: Easy

Total: 40 min
Active: 15 min

Yield: 12 roses

Ingredients

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Nonstick cooking spray, for spraying the pan

One 13.8-ounce package pizza crust dough, such as Pillsbury

All-purpose flour, for rolling the dough

1/2 cup pizza sauce

1/2 cup finely shredded mozzarella or Italian cheese blend

Two 6-ounce bags sliced pepperoni

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 12-count muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Unroll the pizza dough onto a floured work surface. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough slightly so that it is a uniform rectangle about 11 inches by 15 inches.
Slice the pizza dough widthwise into twelve 1 1/2-inch-wide strips. Separate the strips on the work surface. Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce onto each strip and sprinkle with a thin layer of cheese. Place about 7 slices of pepperoni slightly overlapping down the center of each pizza dough strip so that the top halves of the pepperoni slices hang over the edge of the dough strip. Carefully roll up each strip into a tight roll so it looks like a rose bud, then transfer to the prepared muffin pan.
Bake until the crust is golden and the pepperoni is slightly crispy, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool in the pan about 3 minutes. Serve warm.