Pizza Pretzels

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon crisco 100% extra virgin olive oil or 1 tablespoon pure olive oil
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon pillsbury best all-purpose flour
• 1 (13 7/8 ounce) can pillsbury refrigerated classic pizza crust
• 28 slices pepperoni (1 1/2 inch size)
• 8 pieces mozzarella string cheese (1 oz each)
• 4 teaspoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 cup pasta sauce, heated

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425°f brush large cookie sheet with 1/2 tablespoon of the oil. sprinkle cookie sheet with cornmeal.
• 2 sprinkle flour over work surface. on floured surface, unroll pizza crust dough; starting at center, press dough into 16x10-inch rectangle. with pizza cutter or knife, cut dough lengthwise into 4 (2 1/2-inch-wide) strips.
• 3 evenly place 7 pepperoni slices on each dough strip, leaving 1/2 inch on each end uncovered. cut each string cheese in half lengthwise. place 4 cheese halves on pepperoni on each dough strip, overlapping ends to fit.
• 4 bring up sides of each dough strip over pepperoni and cheese, and tightly pinch together, stretching dough as necessary to fully enclose cheese and pepperoni; pinch ends to seal. lightly roll and shape into 16-inch logs. to make pretzel shape, form each log into u-shape, then cross the ends and fold dough over so ends rest on bottom of u-shape. place pretzels on cookie sheet. brush pretzels with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 5 bake 13 to 17 minutes or until pretzels are golden brown. serve warm with pasta sauce for dipping.