Bubble Pizza (Pizza Monkey Bread)
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 cups Your Favourite Pizza Sauce (see My Recipe Box For A Great Homemade One!)
- 3 cups Grated Part-skim Mozzarella, Divided Use
- 25 slices Pepperoni, Cut Into Quarters
- 1 pound Pizza Dough, Homemade Or Store-bought, Cut Into 16 Roughly Equal Sized Pieces
- Sliced Green Onions, For Garnish, Optional
- Drizzle the olive oil into a 9-inch or 10-inch cast iron skillet (or other heavy oven safe skillet.)
- Use a pastry brush to distribute the oil over the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the pizza sauce, 1 cup of the mozzarella and the pepperoni slice quarters until evenly mixed.
- Drop one piece of dough at a time into the sauce mixture.
- Use tongs or two forks to turn it to coat all sides, then transfer it to the prepared pan.
- Repeat with the remaining pieces of dough.
- If any of the sauce mixture remains in the bowl, use a spoon to dollop it in small amounts over the dough that is in the pan.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly over the prepared dough and let it rise for 10 minutes before preheating your oven to 425 F with a rack positioned in the center third of the oven.
- When the oven reaches the correct temperature, slide the pan into the oven (I recommend that you place the pan on top of a rimmed baking sheet to catch drips if the dough, cheese and sauce look precariously close to the top of the pan.
- Remember it will rise higher as it bakes!)
- Bake for 25-30 minutes (or longer, if necessary) or until the bread is puffy and well-set and the cheese is melted and browned.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Lay a platter or plate thats slightly larger over the top of the pan before carefully inverting the bread onto the plate.
- If desired, you can sprinkle sliced green onions over the Bubble Pizza before serving.
- Serve warm!
olive oil, my, mozzarella, pepperoni, dough, green onions
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/bubble-pizza-pizza-monkey-bread/ (may not work)