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Italian Pizza Bites

These Italian Pizza Bites are cheesy, easy to make, fun for kids and adults and the perfect snack or appetizer when you're craving pizza!
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine Italian
Keyword backtoschool, italian, pizzabites, snacks
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 24 bites (or 12 large)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. dried basil
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/3 cup milk (skim, 2% or whole)
  • 1 cup Mozzarella cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup pepperoni, diced
  • 1/2 cup salami, diced
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce, for dipping

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375° F. In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, dried basil and dried oregano.
  • Beat the egg and pour into the dry ingredients along with the milk. Stir. Then add in the diced pepperoni, salami and mozzarella cheese. Let this batter rest for ~10 minutes.
  • Spray a mini muffin tin or regular sized muffin tin with non-stick spray and spoon mixture into the cups. Bake for ~20 minutes, or until browned. I'd recommend to start checking in at 15 minutes. (Will make 24 mini or 12 regular size larger bites).
    Serve warm with warm marinara sauce or pizza sauce.

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Notes

Recipe adapted from https://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipe/pepperoni-pizza-puffs