Food Network Magazine - (09)September 2020

Pizza Lollipops

Active: 15 min l Total: 40 min l Makes: 16

1 pound refrigerated pizza dough, at room temperature

8 ounces fontina cheese, shredded, plus more for topping

16 pepperoni slices (or other toppings)

1 cup marinara sauce, warmed

1. Preheat the oven to 450 ̊. Line a baking sheet with parchment
   paper. Divide the pizza dough into 16 equal pieces and roll each
   into a ball.


2. Insert a wooden stick into the center of each pizza dough ball
   and place on the prepared pan. Flatten each ball into a disk.
   3.Sprinkle some of the cheese onto each pizza lollipop. Top each with
   a pepperoni slice or other toppings, then sprinkle with more cheese.


3. Bake the pizza lollipops until the cheese is melted and the
   pizza dough is golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve with
   the sauce for dipping.

Cheesy Pizza Hot Dogs

Active: 15 min l Total: 30 min l Makes: 6

Cooking spray

1 pound refrigerated pizza dough, at room temperature

3 mozzarella cheese sticks

6 beef, turkey or vegetarian hot dogs

1. Preheat the oven to 450 ̊. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
   Divide the pizza dough into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece of dough
   into a long, thin rope about four times the length of a hot dog.
   2.Slice each piece of string cheese in half lengthwise. Slice each
   hot dog lengthwise, making sure not to cut all the way through.
   Place 1 piece of cheese in each sliced hot dog.


2. Wind a rope of pizza dough around a hot dog from one end to
   the other. Repeat with the remaining hot dogs and pizza dough.


3. Place the wrapped hot dogs on the prepared pan. Bake until the
   dough is golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.

Grilled Pizza Roll-Ups

Active: 20 min l Total: 20 min l Serves: 4

4 slices sandwich bread

4 mozzarella cheese sticks or ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

12 small slices pepperoni (optional)

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

½ cup marinara sauce, warmed

1. Cut the crusts off the bread. Using a rolling pin, roll out the pieces
   of bread until flat.


2. Place a cheese stick or 2 tablespoons of cheese on the edge
   of the bread closest to you. Place 3 slices of pepperoni, if using,
   on the bread above the cheese. Tightly roll up the bread, pressing
   the seam end to adhere.


3. Melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat. Cook the
   roll-ups seam-side down until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and
   cook until golden all over, 1 to 2 more minutes.


4. Cut each roll-up into pieces and serve with the sauce for dipping.

SEPTEMBER 2020 ●FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE 127

PIZZA DOUGH: ALAMY. MCCORD HEADSHOT: LAURI LEVENFELD. PIZZA LOLLIPOPS: CATHERINE MCCORD. PIZZA HOT DOGS AND ROLL UPS: GERRY SPEIRS.

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