Pizza Pockets

Pizza Pockets

Pizza Pockets

Ingredients & Directions

Dough
2 1/4 t. active dry yeast (or 1 pkg.)
1 c. warm water
1/2 t. sea salt
2 t. olive oil
1 t. oregano
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1-2 c. white flour

Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large mixing bowl. Add salt, olive oil, oregano, and 2 1/2 c. flour. Mix until a soft dough is formed. Add remaining flour, 1/2 c. at a time, until dough is no longer sticky. Knead for 2 minutes.

Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise for at least one hour. Punch dough down. Roll dough into ten even balls. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Pizza Sauce
2 - 6 oz. cans tomato paste
18 oz. water (just fill the tomato paste cans with water)
2 T. olive oil
1 - 1 1/2 T. Italian seasoning
2 t. garlic salt
1/2 t. crushed red chili pepper flakes

Mix all ingredients together until well combined. If sauce is still too thick for your tastes you can add more water until it is the desired consistency. (Note: I’ve noticed that it’s better to have a thicker sauce when making these because it is less like to leak out while baking.)

Step 1.
Place ball of dough on a lightly floured surface

Step 2.
Roll dough into a circle about 8″ across. Do not roll it too thin or the fillings will fall out.

Step 3.

Place desired fillings on one half of the dough. Be sure to leave room at the edges for sealing.

Step 4.
Fold over dough to cover fillings and pinch shut with fingers. Wipe off any sauce that may spill out. Use a fork to seal the pockets one more time.

Step 5.
Place pizza pockets on an ungreased cookie sheet. (You can sprinkle with cornmeal if desired.) I like to place some butter on top and sprinkle with a mixture of Parmesan cheese, oregano and garlic salt before baking. It gives the dough a taste reminiscent of calzones from a pizza place and also makes the bottoms a little crispy. This is purely optional though.

Step 6.
Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes, or until lightly browned.

To freeze, cool the pizza pockets completely. Wrap individually in tin foil or freezer bags.

When I double this recipe, I am usually able to make 20 pizza pockets.

3momsapproved Pizza Pockets

AUTHOR | Kate Miller

Kate, one of the original 3 Moms, is a happy wife and stay-at-home, homeschooling mother of 4 children, ages 9, 4, 3, and 1 1/2. She and her family have spent the past few years purposefully living a simple and frugal life. Along the way, she has learned many frugal and financially-wise tips to help her family save and intelligently spend money while still enjoying an immensely full and wonderful life. You can read more about Kate on her personal blog, A Simple Walk and on her foodie blog, Cooking During Stolen Moments.

Posted by Kate Miller on May 29th, 2008 | Filed Under Cooking and Baking
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  2. Stephani | August 19th, 2008, at 12:18 pm >>

    I’m going to make these next week! how do you reheat the frozen ones?

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  5. Michelle | October 2nd, 2008, at 5:22 pm >>

    These look delicious. I’m just wondering, after they’re frozen how do you reheat them? Do you thaw them first? thanks!

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  12. Lynn | October 28th, 2008, at 9:09 am >>

    These look great. Thanks.

  13. Live.Love.Eat | October 28th, 2008, at 9:13 am >>

    Hey there. Came over from TMTT.

    These look awesome. I just wish I did dough. :)

  14. Jamey | October 28th, 2008, at 6:34 pm >>

    Great Idea! Yum! Happy Tuesday!

  15. Lisa@BlessedwithGrace | October 28th, 2008, at 8:59 pm >>

    Like your blog. This is a good recipe. Thanks for sharing. I am glad you joined us for TMTT. I hope you will come back next week. I do ask that if you paticipate, again, and link up, please mention TMTT and link back to the master post. Thanks.

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  18. Audrey | January 10th, 2009, at 12:18 pm >>

    What a really fun idea. We’ve made english muffin pizzas and we’ve made flat bread pizzas and we’ve even made pizza bagels, but we’ve never made pizza pockets. Thanks for the recipe.

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  24. Wendy | June 1st, 2009, at 10:05 pm >>

    I made these last week and they were a huge, and I mean HUGE, hit with my husband and 19 month old son. They are definite make agains!! :) I think I rolled my crust too thin as almost all of my pizza pockets split on the fold side, but they were still yummy - thanks again for the recipe!

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