Saturday, September 20, 2008

Super Simple Kid-Pleasin' Snack

Mini Pizzas!

This is one of my kids’ favorite snacks. We call ‘em mini pizzas because well, they’re mini pizzas. As the title suggests, they are super simple to make.

Ingredients:

  • Canned Biscuits (We’ve used every kind from buttermilk to homestyle to layers, and they all work equally well. Although we tend to use buttermilk the most.)
  • Pizza Sauce (again, any kind will work. My favorite is Ragu.)
  • Pizza toppings (pepperoni, Canadian bacon, crumbled sausage or bacon, etc.)
  • Shredded Mozzarella cheese

Preheat your oven to whatever the biscuit directions suggest, usually 375 degrees.

Flatten biscuits into a thin circle or oval, or whatever shape you like. We’ve done letters of the alphabet before. Creative, no?

Next, spread a thin layer of pizza sauce on each biscuit. Or a thick layer, y’know if you’re into lots of sauce on your pizza.

Then add your desired toppings and place on cookie sheet or pizza pan and bake for about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with the shredded mozzarella and return to the oven for 3-4 minutes or until cheese melts.

For crispier pizzas, you can place them under the broiler for a minute or so. Not too long though or your cheese will burn. And unless you’re one of my kids, you probably don’t like burnt cheese on your mini pizza.

Serve hot and enjoy!

PS My kids make these almost completely by themselves, all I do is operate the oven and do the hot pan handling.

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