Bread Pockets Recipe Bread Pizza Pocket Recipe Pizza Pockets

PIZZA POCKETS

Steps:

• Mix 1 1/4 cups flour, yeast and salt in bowl.
• Stir in warm water.
• Beat on low speed for 1/2 minute. Scrape bowl constantly.
• Beat 3 minutes on high speed.
• Stir in remaining flour with a spoon.
• Turn dough out on floured surface. Knead 6 to 8 minutes.
• Cover dough; let rest for 10 minutes.
• Divide into 6 parts.
• (Dough is also excellent pizza dough.) Filling instructions: Brown and drain sausage, green pepper and onion.
• Add chopped tomatoes and tomato paste, spices and water.
• Cook 5 minutes.
• Roll each portion of pizza pocket dough into rounds.
• Spoon 1/6 of filling and 1/6 of cheese onto each pizza pocket round.
• Fold dough in half and close with fork tines.
• Brush with beaten egg.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.

HOMEMADE BREAD POCKET WITH PIZZA FILLING (OAMC)

Steps:

• Bread dough:.
• Heat the milk until luke warm, stir in yeast until absorbed.
• Add sugar, salt and oil.
• Add whole wheat and all purpose flour (reserve 3/4 cup of all purpose flour).
• Knead until smooth and not sticky.
• Let rise for 30 min in a bowl under a dishtowel.
• Filling:.
• Brown the meat and pour off juices.
• Add bell pepper and onion.
• Season with salt, pepper, oregano and any spice of your liking, put aside.
• After the dough has risen punch it back down and knead for a couple of minutes.
• Divide the dough in 20 small balls. I usually divide the dough in half, then in quarters and then each quarter into 5 balls, to get even sizes.
• Each ball is rolled out thinly with a rolling pin to approx a dessert plate size. Use the reserved flour to help non sticking.
• Brush the rim with egg.
• Smear the middle with 1 tbsp of tomato, add 1-2 tbsp meat filling to the middle and top with cheese.
• Fold over and pinch the rim with a fork - you should now have a half moon shaped bread with filling. The filling should not be visible or falling out.
• Let rise for 10 minutes.
• Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes until golden.