Pizza Pockets Recipe
Homemade pizza pockets filled with cheese and halal toppings.
Ingredients
For the dough:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces unsalted butter
- 1 egg
- ¼ to ½ cup water or milk
For the filling:
- 1½ cups shredded pizza blend cheese
- 20 slices beef pepperoni halal
- ½ cup black olives sliced
- 1 small red onion chopped
- 5 slices turkey ham crumbled
- 14 ounces pizza sauce
- Fresh basil
- 2 egg yolks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet.
- Prepare dough by mixing flour, salt, butter, egg, and liquid until soft and smooth.
- Roll out dough and cut into circles or use prepared discs.
- Spread pizza sauce onto each disc.
- Add beef pepperoni, turkey ham, olives, and onion.
- Top with shredded cheese.
- Brush edges with water, fold, and seal using a fork.
- Brush tops with egg wash.
- Bake for 20–25 minutes until golden.
- Serve warm with extra pizza sauce and garnish with basil.
- This Pizza Pockets Recipe is best enjoyed fresh out of the oven while the cheese is still melty.
Notes
- Swap beef pepperoni with grilled chicken pieces