Pizza Pinwheels

METHOD

1. Roll out a long piece of parchment paper and lightly flour it . Roll dough into a 12×16 inch rectangle on floured parchment.

2. Whisk together all of the Pizza Sauce ingredients. Evenly spread Pizza Sauce over dough, leaving a 1” border on the top long edge.

3. Microwave pepperoni on a paper towel lined plate for 20 seconds then dab off any excess grease.  Evenly top sauce with mozzarella, pepperoni, green bell peppers and Parmesan.

4. Starting from the long side closest towards you, tightly roll up the dough, pinching in any toppings that try to escape.  It takes a little patience to go from left to right rolling up the dough, but I promise, it is easy and it doesn’t have to be pretty!  If your Pizza Pinwheels seem loose once you cut them, you can grab the end of the dough and wrap them tighter.

5. Using a serrated knife, cut off the ends of the roll (if they are uneven) then slice roll into 12 equal pieces. I find the easiest way to do this is to slice the roll in half, then in half again so you have 4 equal pieces. Slice each of these pieces into 3 pinwheels.

6. Place each pinwheel, cut side up, on prepared baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until dough is golden. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before removing pinwheels from pan to a wire rack. The Pizza Pinwheels will be a little soft at first but will firm up as they cool.  Garnish with fresh parsley and serve with remaining warmed pizza sauce if desired.