Easy Pizza Roses (Printable Version)

Charming rose-shaped pizza rolls filled with cheese, peppers, and herbs. Perfect appetizer or snack ready in 40 minutes.

# What You'll Need:

01 - 1 sheet refrigerated pizza dough (approximately 14 oz)

02 - ½ cup pizza sauce

03 - 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (approximately 4 oz)

04 - ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese (approximately 1.5 oz)

05 - 8–10 slices thinly sliced pepperoni or cooked ham (optional)

06 - ½ red bell pepper, thinly sliced

07 - ½ small red onion, finely sliced

08 - 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs

09 - Fresh basil leaves

01 - Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a muffin tin with paper liners or lightly grease with cooking spray.

02 - Roll out the pizza dough on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle approximately 10 x 14 inches.

03 - Spread the pizza sauce evenly over the dough, leaving a small border along one long edge.

04 - Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses evenly over the sauce layer.

05 - Arrange pepperoni, bell pepper, and red onion slices over the cheese. Sprinkle dried Italian herbs on top.

06 - Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter, slice the dough into 8 strips along the shorter edge (about 1¼ inches wide each).

07 - Roll each strip tightly from one end to the other, creating a rose shape. Pinch the end firmly to seal.

08 - Place each rolled pizza rose upright in the prepared muffin tin cups.

09 - Bake for 18–22 minutes until golden brown and the cheese is bubbling.

10 - Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, garnish with fresh basil if desired, and serve warm.

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They're secretly just deconstructed pizza, but the presentation makes people think you spent hours perfecting them
The muffin tin portion control means everyone gets their own personal flower, and there's no fighting over the last slice

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The tightness of your roll determines whether you get a rose or a unraveling cinnamon roll situation, roll tighter than you think you need to
Letting them cool in the tin for those 5 minutes is crucial, they're too fragile to move immediately after baking

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Room temperature dough is much easier to work with than cold dough, so take it out of the fridge 20 minutes before starting
A small amount of cornmeal on the muffin tin adds restaurant-style texture to the bottoms