Pepperoni Pizza Roses

pepperoni pizza roses on small white plate with fresh basil

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3 from 1 vote

These Pepperoni Pizza Roses are so fun to make and even more delicious to eat!

Prep Time15

Cook Time25

Total Time40

Course: Finger Food

Cuisine: Valentines Day

Servings: roses

Author: Chris Collins

Cost: £1 / $1

Equipment

Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
Muffin Tin
Small Bowl (for hot honey - optional)

Ingredients

1x sheet of pre-rolled Puff Pastry (see notes)
120g / 1/2 cup Pizza Sauce, or enough to cover the pastry (don't drown it in sauce)
200g / 7oz Pepperoni (see notes)
2 cup / 200g shredded Mozzarella, or as needed
Honey or Hot Honey, to serve (see notes)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
Unwrap the pastry and spread over the pizza sauce. Slice the pastry into 8 equal strips (should be about 4.5cm/1.7" wide).
Lay 6 slices of pepperoni across each of the strips, overlapping as you go and leaving a little gap at the end. You want about half of the pepperoni to be hanging over the pastry (see video for reference). Sprinkle over cheese then roll up each strip (not too tightly). Gently press/pinch the pastry at the end with the gap to secure the roll.
Place in a lightly greased muffin tin and bake for around 20-25 minutes, or until golden and crisp on the outside with the cheese gooey right through. The pepperoni will darken and crisp up, just make sure it doesn't burn.
Run a butter knife around each one then carefully lift out using a spoon. Serve with honey if desired then enjoy!

Video

Notes

a) Puff Pastry - The size of the puff pastry I use and that typical of most store-bought pastry is 14" x 9" (35.5cm x 22cm).

b) Puff Pastry Subs - I have seen similar recipes use both pizza dough and crescent dough. I can't vouch for either, as I've only ever used puff pastry, but I imagine you'd get similar results.

c) Pepperoni - You'll want 48 slices in total (6 per rose). If you want to cut down on the pepperoni you can halve 24 slices and just have the halves poking out of the pastry.

d) Hot Honey - I recommend serving with a drizzle of hot honey, or at least honey, just to balance out the salty pepperoni. You can use store-bought hot honey or make your own. I make mine by combing 1/4 cup / 80g honey, 1 tsp hot sauce and 1/2 tsp chilli flakes and gently warming in the microwave. Then let cool and adjust spice if needed.

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