Pizza Pockets

If you have made the ham and cheese pockets I put on here a while back you will LOVE these pizza pockets!  So delicious and easy!!! I decided to try this variation the other night for Max's birthday dinner. They were a HUGE hit! This is what I did...

~Let Rhode's Rolls thaw and rise. You will need 2 rolls per pocket. I made 2 per person. (We had some left over and they were even delicious left over reheated in the microwave the next day. Just let them cool completely before closing the container or they will sweat and make the dough wet and slimy.)
~Squish 2 rolls together and flatten.
~Put a dollop of pizza sauce in the middle of pocket.
~Sprinkle with some mozzarella.
~Place desired toppings on cheese. I used cooked ground pork sausage, pepperoni, and canadian bacon.
~Close pocket by stretching dough around and pinch closed WELL. Place SEAM SIDE DOWN on cookie sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.
~Spread SOFTENED butter (NOT melted, SOFTENED!!) on pocket. Sprinkle with garlic salt and parmesan cheese.
~ Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes or until dough is thoroughly cooked through.

The kids can even help make them if you have the patience for it that night. I did them myself that night but maybe I'll let them help another night. They LOVE helping make the ham and cheese pockets so I'm sure they will love making these!!!

Ham & Cheese Pockets

My elementary school in Kansas had THE best food EVER!!! We were so spoiled by some of the best cooks and everything was made fresh and from scratch. Their homemade rolls were to die for! One of my favorites were their enchiladas and their homemade pizza. I finally got a recipe that is the closest to their enchiladas thankfully. Well, one thing we always looked forward to for lunch were the ham and cheese pockets and the bierocks. My mom would make both for us sometimes and we just felt like it was such a treat. If you haven't ever had them they are so easy and so yummy! I decided to let the kids help (I don't do this very often) and they had a lot of fun. Zack was the dough stretcher, Matty put in the ham, Max put in the cheese, and I closed them up. They turned out to all have cheese all over the outside too but that's ok. They had fun and that's all that mattered. With all of the ingredients you just adapt it to your family there is no set amount or anything.

HAM AND CHEESE POCKETS

Rhodes Rolls that have thawed and risen for around 5 hours(squish 2 together for each pocket)

Ground up ham. I use the food processor or meat grinder. You don't want it mushy but just ground enough to have a good consistency in the pocket.

Shredded cheddar cheese

Spray your cookie sheets with cooking spray. Put your 2 rolls together and squish them out, then add some ham and some cheese. Close it off and put seam side down. Try to make a good seal or the cheese will ooze out. Mine do a lot but that's ok. You don't need to let them rise more at this point just stick them in your hot oven. Bake according to instructions on rolls package and until a nice golden brown so the dough is fully cooked. Brush with butter when they are out of the oven. Enjoy!!!

Hamburger Bun Pizzas

Hamburger Bun Pizzas

Now I know EVERYONE has had these before! My mom used to make them when we were little but I had forgotten about them until a few weeks ago and the kids LOVED them!!! Matthew and Max even ate two each. AMAZING!!! I let them make their own last night and they had so much fun doing it and the mess was minimal so it turned out to be fun for all of us. We won't be winning any magazine covers with the look of them but that's the fun part, right. Can you tell which ones Max made? To keep them apart we put 3 dabs of sauce on Matty's and 1 dab on mine. The others were self explanitory. I hope you'll all have fun making these really soon!

What you'll need:

hamburger buns
pizza sauce
mozzarella
whatever toppings your family loves

Bake at about 425 until cheese is cooked to your liking. How easy is that?!