A Pizza Pop I can live with...

I always lived under the theory that a pizza pop was barely food. There is likely very little you could do to convince me otherwise. Until now.
I now make my own at home! My son LOVEs helping me make pizza pops, I stuff them with whatever I feel like, so I know what's going into them! It is another great craft and a healthier and easy grab & go meal solution all in one!

Here's the how to:

Buy Frozen unbaked whole wheat dinner rolls, and thaw covered, overnight. I spray saran with cooking spray to cover, keep moist and keep crust from sticking to cloth, then cover with a damp cloth.

In the morning, roll out each piece on lightly floured surface into a 5 inch circle and stuff with your favorite mixture!

Here is what usually goes in mine:

I mix my favorite ingredients in a bowl with pizza sauce and CARROT Puree for extra veggies!

My ingredient list includes pineapple, chopped peppers, cheese and chopped deli meat or grilled chicken. I use grated Italian cheese blend, or fresh grated parmesan plus a little of whatever other cheese I have in the fridge, usually Tex Mex. (When I choose Deli meat, I usually pick chopped ham or salami since I found Schneiders Country Naturals since they are prepared with real and natural ingredients like lemon juice, sea salt, vinegar. No MSG, No nitrates, No preservatives, additives or fillers.)

Whisk together 1 EGG White & 1 TSP water.
Scoop your stuffing into the centre of the circle, brush one edge with the egg mixture, then fold dough over filling. Press edges together with a fork to seal, and brush egg mixture on top of pocket.

Grease baking sheet and arrage pockets about 1 inch apart. Pierce top to release steam and bake at 350 for about 25 minutes until golden. Cool and serve or freeze.

I can live with these pizza pops for the kids. Even my husband gave the approval on them.

I also make a tuna twist sandwich (kind of like a jelly roll) that are equally great and I'll post those in the next blog, but I mention those because I think you could do pizza pops like that too! Just instead of using buns, use frozen, risen bread dough and roll it out flat, spreading the mixture over it, then rolling it up and slicing it into twistie buns. They might be even better that way! Check back for the Tuna Twist recipe and try both Pizza and Tuna Twisties too!

These recipes and lots more Kids baking ideas I got from the Company's Coming Kids Do Baking Recipe Book and I use them almost regularily now! They have proven themselves in my kitchen and at my table!