Looking for a fun snack for a Halloween party or an easy dinner to serve Halloween night? These personal pizzas are yummy, cute and simple to make. Here's what you'll need:
1 recipe of quick pizza dough (see below) - makes ~20 - 4" pumpkins pizzas
Pumpkin cookie cutter, we used a soft grip one from Wilton
pizza or tomato sauce
mozzarella cheese
pepperoni
small paring knife
Directions:
Roll out pizza dough to ~1/4" thick. Cut with cookie cutter, and transfer to prepared cookie sheet. Leave a little space between each to allow for the dough to rise and spread while baking.
Spread each pumpkin shaped piece of dough with sauce and sprinkle which cheese. Cut a few piece of peperoni into smiles and eyes. The picture below offers one suggestion for how to cut the peperoni. Place peperoni pieces on each pumpkin pizza and bake for 5-6 minutes at 450 degrees, or until crust is done and cheese is melted.
If needed you can carefully reposition eyes or mouths right after they come out of the oven. Cool on a cooling rack and serve. They can be made a head of time and warmed in the oven before serving. Refrigerated biscuits or pizza dough from the freezer section, could also be used.
Quick Pizza Dough Recipe
1 pkg. quick rise dry yeast (aka 2-1/4 teaspoons)
1 cup lukewarm water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon honey
2-1/2 cups flour (1 cup wheat + 1-1/2 cups white)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Mix yeast in water in glass measuring cup or small bowl. In a medium size mixing bowl, combine other ingredients. Once yeast is dissolved, pour over other ingredients and mix well by hand. Let sit in bowl 5-10 minute, or use immediately. Flatten on greased pan. For pumpkin pizzas, flatten using finger tips on floured counter for cutting. Add toppings and bake at 450 for 10-12 minutes.
