Delicious Cheesy Pizza Bites
Here’s a delicious recipe for easy, cheesy, gooey homemade pizza bites that’s stuffed full of yummy cheese dipped in homemade pizza sauce.
You can use either my sourdough pizza dough or my regular pizza dough recipe – both turns out fantastic and the process is the same after you create the dough.
Items Needed:
9×13 Pyrex Glass Pan
Ingredients:
- 1 Recipe of pizza dough (sourdough or regular)
- 4 Tablespoons of butter
- Block of cheese cut into 1.5 inch squares (approx.)
- 2 Teaspoons Garlic salt (or garlic powder + salt)
- 1 Teaspoon Italian Seasoning (optional)
Directions:
- Remove your dough from your container and place onto a lightly floured surface and lightly flatten out into a rectangle. Sourdough: After you had it do a long ferment, you’ll then cut and shape as below. Regular: After your first rise you’ll then cut and shape as below.
- Using a bench scraper cut into approx. 18 pieces.
- Place the 4 tablespoons of butter into your glass pan and allow it to melt in your oven. Turn OFF oven.
- Remove and mix in the garlic salt & italian seasoning if using and set aside.
- Working with each section of the dough using your hands pat out into a circle.
- Place a piece of cheese (I use my farmhouse cheddar but feel free to use what you have) in the center of the dough. Wrap the sides around and press lightly to seal.
- Placing the dough bites smooth side down into the melted butter. Proceed with the remaining dough.
- Flip the dough bites from smooth side down to smooth side up rotating in the butter to coat evenly.
- Sourdough: Allow to rise 1- 2 hours or until doubled in size. Regular: Allow to rise 20 -30 minutes or until doubled in size.
- Preheat oven to 400° F, once preheated place the pizza bites in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Give the bites a thump if they sound hollow and golden on top they are done.
- Remove and enjoy with homemade pizza sauce.
*NOTE: You can speed up the rising time by placing back in the oven that was used to melt the butter in, close the door with the oven off. The heat will help to rise the bites quicker.
