Pizza
Pinwheels
Prepare a plate of Pizza
Pinwheels for a New Years treat. This
savory appetizer can be prepared in less than 20 minutes. Refrigerated crescents are filled with
pepperoni and topped with cheese, rolled and sliced. For variation substitute fried ground beef or
sausage, canned mushrooms, ripe olives, and/or Cheddar cheese. If needed, ask an adult to slice the
dough. Please your parents by always
cleaning the kitchen.
Recipe
1 8-ounce can refrigerated
crescent dinner rolls
1/4 cup
grated Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup
finely chopped pepperoni, about 1 1/2-ounces
2 ounces finely shredded
Mozzarella cheese
1 cup pizza sauce, divided
Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Coat
cookie sheet with a spray of canola oil.
Unroll dough and separate into 4 rectangles. Press to seal perforations. Brush on 1 1/2 tablespoon pizza sauce on each
rectangle. Evenly divide Parmesan
cheese, pepperoni, and shredded cheese over.
Starting with one short side, roll up each rectangle. Press edge to seal. With a serrated knife, cut each roll into 5
slices. Slightly flatten with your
fingertips. Bake 13-15 minutes or until
edges are golden brown. Meanwhile, heat pizza sauce.
Immediately remove pinwheels from cookie sheet. Serve warm with pizza
sauce for dipping.
Yield: 20 appetizers.
Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S. Family and Consumer Science Home Economist