Pizza Roses

Preheat oven according to your pizza dough directions.

Cut the pizza dough into 2” strips and then flatten slightly to bring each strip to 3”. (This will help the dough cook faster.)

Spoon some pizza sauce onto half of the dough strip, lengthwise.

Add pepperoni slices by overlapping them one at a time. Sprinkle cheese on top.

Fold the un-sauced side of the pizza dough strip over, covering half of the pepperoni slices.

Roll the strip lengthwise, to make a pizza rose.

Place the finished roses in a muffin pan. You can fan out the pepperoni slices slightly, if desired.

Bake on the bottom rack of your oven according to the dough directions, typically about 12-15 minutes, until the dough is golden brown.

If the pepperoni starts to overcook before the dough is finished cooking, place a sheet of tinfoil gently over the pizza roses, shiny side up.

Remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving alongside additional pizza sauce or your favorite pizza dips