Potluck Pizza Puffs

My friend, Sophie, was hosting a potluck dinner for her birthday party, and I had no clue what to bring.

After spending quite a bit of time looking through recipes for various lasagnas, enchiladas, frittatas, chilis, and chowders, I stumbled upon a recipe for pizza puffs, individual pizza muffins. Not only did they sound tasty, but they were also already divided and ready to serve upon completion--perfect!

These were not only very easy and inexpensive to make, but easy to transport. It wasn't long before all the puffs had gone up in smoke!

This recipe comes from "Plain Chicken":

The Recipe:

3/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
3/4 cup whole milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
4 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
2 oz mini turkey pepperoni, (about 1/2 cup)
4 oz low-fat sausage, cooked and crumbled
1/2 cup pizza sauce (for dipping, if desired)

Pre-heat the oven to 375° and grease a 12 cup muffin pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, garlic powder and baking powder; whisk in the milk and egg. Stir in the mozzarella, sausage and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.

Stir the batter and divide among the muffin cups. Bake until puffed and golden, 25 to 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, microwave the pizza sauce until warmed through. Serve the puffs with the pizza sauce for dipping.



Images courtesy of Plain Chicken.