Ingredients
Dough
prepared through step 4
Easy Pizza Sauce
EACH
EACH
Toppings
or combo of your fav chopped toppings
Pepperoni Pizza Pinwheels
Carlsbad Cravings (Jen)
| Serves | Prep | Cook | Total | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 20 min | 20 min | 40 min | 4 |
Pizza Pinwheels are super easy to make, customizable, freeze beautifully, and absolutely irresistible for snacks, appetizers or fun meals! Pizza Pinwheels are basically pillowy pizza dough smothered in marinara, mozzarella, pepperoni/your topping of choice, showered with Parmesan, rolled and baked to bubbly cheesiliciousness. You can use store bought pizza dough and then these Pizza Pinwheels literally come together in minutes!
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Recommended Equipment
Wire rack
Parchment paper
Whisk
Baking sheet
Oven
Microwave
Knife
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Roll out a long piece of parchment paper and lightly flour it . Roll dough into a 12x16 inch rectangle on floured parchment.
1 13 oz. Pkg. Refrigerated Pizza Dough Recipe Homemade Pizza Dough prepared through step 4
Whisk together all of the Pizza Sauce ingredients. Evenly spread 3/4 cup Pizza Sauce over dough, leaving a 1” border on the top long edge (the side you will roll towards so it can seal - see recipe post photos).
2 cups Marinara Sauce 0.5 tsp Onion Powder, Dried Basil, Dried Parsley EACH0.25 tsp Dried Oregano, Garlic Powder, Salt, Pepper, Crushed Red Pepper EACH
Microwave pepperoni on a paper towel lined plate for 20 seconds then dab off any excess grease. Evenly top sauce with mozzarella, pepperoni, green bell peppers and Parmesan.
1 cup Freshly Grated Mozzarella Cheese 0.33 cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese 32 Pepperonis 0.5 cup Finely Chopped Green Peppers or combo of your fav chopped toppings
Starting from the long side closest towards you, tightly roll up the dough, pinching in any escaping ingredients and seal up seam. Don't worry about it looking too pretty! Using a serrated knife, cut off the ends of the roll (if they are uneven) then slice roll into 12 equal pieces. I find the easiest way to do this is to slice the roll in half, then in half again so you have 4 equal pieces. Slice each of these pieces into 3 pinwheels.
Place each pinwheel, cut side up, on prepared baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until dough is golden. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing pinwheels from pan to a wire rack. The Pizza Pinwheels will be a little soft at first but will firm up as they cool. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve with remaining warmed pizza sauce if desired.
To Freeze: Allow BAKED Pizza Pinwheels to cool to room temperature. Store in a large sealable plastic bag. When ready to eat, thaw, then bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes or until warmed through.
Pepperoni Pizza Pinwheels
Carlsbad Cravings (Jen)
| Serves | Prep | Cook | Total | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 20 min | 20 min | 40 min | 4 |
Pizza Pinwheels are super easy to make, customizable, freeze beautifully, and absolutely irresistible for snacks, appetizers or fun meals! Pizza Pinwheels are basically pillowy pizza dough smothered in marinara, mozzarella, pepperoni/your topping of choice, showered with Parmesan, rolled and baked to bubbly cheesiliciousness. You can use store bought pizza dough and then these Pizza Pinwheels literally come together in minutes!
appetizer
Save this recipe to your personal collection, manage your grocery lists and access the step-by-step cooking assistant with the TastyBites app.
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Recommended Equipment
Wire rack
Parchment paper
Whisk
Baking sheet
Oven
Microwave
Knife
Ingredients
Dough
prepared through step 4
Easy Pizza Sauce
EACH
EACH
Toppings
or combo of your fav chopped toppings
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Roll out a long piece of parchment paper and lightly flour it . Roll dough into a 12x16 inch rectangle on floured parchment.
1 13 oz. Pkg. Refrigerated Pizza Dough Recipe Homemade Pizza Dough prepared through step 4
Whisk together all of the Pizza Sauce ingredients. Evenly spread 3/4 cup Pizza Sauce over dough, leaving a 1” border on the top long edge (the side you will roll towards so it can seal - see recipe post photos).
2 cups Marinara Sauce 0.5 tsp Onion Powder, Dried Basil, Dried Parsley EACH0.25 tsp Dried Oregano, Garlic Powder, Salt, Pepper, Crushed Red Pepper EACH
Microwave pepperoni on a paper towel lined plate for 20 seconds then dab off any excess grease. Evenly top sauce with mozzarella, pepperoni, green bell peppers and Parmesan.
1 cup Freshly Grated Mozzarella Cheese 0.33 cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese 32 Pepperonis 0.5 cup Finely Chopped Green Peppers or combo of your fav chopped toppings
Starting from the long side closest towards you, tightly roll up the dough, pinching in any escaping ingredients and seal up seam. Don't worry about it looking too pretty! Using a serrated knife, cut off the ends of the roll (if they are uneven) then slice roll into 12 equal pieces. I find the easiest way to do this is to slice the roll in half, then in half again so you have 4 equal pieces. Slice each of these pieces into 3 pinwheels.
Place each pinwheel, cut side up, on prepared baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until dough is golden. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing pinwheels from pan to a wire rack. The Pizza Pinwheels will be a little soft at first but will firm up as they cool. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve with remaining warmed pizza sauce if desired.
To Freeze: Allow BAKED Pizza Pinwheels to cool to room temperature. Store in a large sealable plastic bag. When ready to eat, thaw, then bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes or until warmed through.