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Pepperoni Pizza Bombs

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Delicious pizza dough pockets filled with pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoncini peppers, baked to golden perfection and served with warm marinara sauce for dipping.

Ingredients

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  • 4 oz. mozzarella cheese, cut into 8 cubes
  • Olive oil, for brushing
  • Half batch of Homemade Pizza Dough or 11 ounces store-bought pizza dough
  • 16 slices pepperoni
  • 4 pepperoncini peppers, sliced (about 2 tablespoons)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
  • Marinara sauce, warmed, for serving

Instructions

  1. Freeze cheese for 30 minutes. Heat oven to 400°F. Brush 12-cup muffin pan with oil, leaving middle row of 4 wells uncoated.
  2. Cut dough into 8 equal pieces. Shape each piece into 3 1/2-inch round (keep remaining dough covered). Top each round with 2 slices pepperoni, 1 cube partially frozen cheese, and 3 to 4 slices pepperoncini. Pull edges of each round toward center and pinch to seal thoroughly. Place, seam sides down, in prepared muffin pan wells.
  3. In small bowl, whisk together egg and 1 teaspoon water; brush over pizza bombs and sprinkle with oregano.
  4. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes.
  5. Let sit 5 minutes, then use small offset spatula to transfer bombs to plate. Serve with marinara sauce.

Notes

Freezing the cheese before assembling helps keep the cheese intact during baking. Using a muffin pan helps the bombs keep their shape and bake evenly. Serve warm with marinara sauce for dipping.

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