Easy Pizza Roses (Print Version)

Charming rose-shaped pizza rolls with mozzarella, peppers, and herbs baked to golden perfection.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Dough

01 - 1 sheet refrigerated pizza dough (approximately 14 oz)

→ Sauce & Cheese

02 - ½ cup pizza sauce
03 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (approximately 4.25 oz)
04 - ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese (approximately 1.5 oz)

→ Toppings

05 - 8-10 slices thinly sliced pepperoni or cooked ham (optional)
06 - ½ red bell pepper, thinly sliced
07 - ½ small red onion, finely sliced
08 - 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs

→ Garnish

09 - Fresh basil leaves (optional)

# Steps:

01 - Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease with cooking spray.
02 - On a lightly floured surface, roll pizza dough into a rectangle measuring approximately 10 x 14 inches.
03 - Spread pizza sauce evenly over dough, leaving a small border along one long edge for sealing.
04 - Distribute shredded mozzarella and grated Parmesan cheeses uniformly across the sauce.
05 - Arrange pepperoni slices, bell pepper strips, and red onion slices over the cheese layer.
06 - Sprinkle dried Italian herbs evenly over the topping layer.
07 - Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, slice dough into 8 strips along the shorter edge, approximately 1.25 inches wide each.
08 - Roll each strip tightly from one end to the other, creating a rose shape. Pinch the end firmly to seal.
09 - Position each rolled pizza rose upright in prepared muffin tin cups.
10 - Bake for 18-22 minutes until golden brown and cheese is bubbling.
11 - Allow to cool for 5 minutes in the tin. Garnish with fresh basil leaves if desired and serve warm.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • They look impressive but take less than 45 minutes from start to finish
  • Everyone can customize their own rose with different toppings
  • The muffin tin portion control means no fighting over the last slice
02 -
  • Overfilling the strips makes them burst open during baking, leaving cheese everywhere
  • Letting them cool in the tin for those 5 minutes is crucial or they fall apart when you try to lift them out
03 -
  • Use kitchen scissors to cut the dough strips if you do not have a pizza cutter
  • Work quickly once the dough is at room temperature or it becomes floppy and hard to handle

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