Pizza Muffin Cups

 

I have seen this idea in magazines and on blogs and thought it sounded perfect for little kids - but as it turns out, big kids like 'em, too and they are prefect for school lunches!  I started out by making pizza dough - go here for a great all-purpose recipe.

Let your dough rise, covered, in a warm place for about an hour.

Then grease a muffin tin, sprinkle a little cornmeal into each muffin cup in the pan and divide up your dough by 12.  That cornmeal makes them non-stick and adds a nice crunch to the bottom of the muffin.

Make a flattened circle of dough out of each portion and gently press into each muffin cup.

Choose your pizza fillings - I had no pepperoni, but bacon is a great substitute!  You could also do ham, chopped bell pepper or mushrooms, olives...whatever you like on your pizza.  I also just use spaghetti sauce for pizza - I can't tell the difference.

Load up your little pizza cups and press the filling down slightly with your fingers.

I used a spoonful of sauce and just eyeballed how much filling to put in.

The dough will rise up over it a bit.

Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.  Let cool a bit.  Then eat, or wrap in foil and freeze for the kids to pack their own lunches.  

They aren't messy at all - a big plus in my book.  

Easy to pack, easy to eat, pretty darn tasty!

Gina

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