Pizza Roses with Sweetpotato Dough

Recipe created by Chrissy Carroll of Snacking in Sneakers Make a fun Valentine’s Day dinner for your family with these pizza roses, using homemade sweetpotato dough! These are a playful take on classic pizza flavors, rolled up into a rose-like shape that’s great for celebrating. Preparing the homemade dough takes a few extra minutes compared to using a canned store-bought option but is not difficult and it offers up some extra nutrients. Serve alongside a salad for a balanced and delicious meal.

Servings:

Calories: 332kcal

Ingredients

For the Dough:

1 ¼ cup self-rising flour spooned and leveled
⅔ cup sweetpotato puree made from 2 small North Carolina sweetpotatoes; see notes
⅓ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

For the Filling:

1 cup pizza sauce divided
5 slices mozzarella cheese sliced in thirds
30-40 pieces turkey pepperoni

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease four spots in a muffin tin.
Prepare the dough: Mix together the flour, sweetpotato, and Greek yogurt in a medium mixing bowl. Stir together until a shaggy dough forms, then knead by hand for a few minutes until the dough forms a ball that is not sticky and workable.
Pour dough out on a floured work surface, and sprinkle a little more flour on top. Roll the dough into a large rectangle, about 8-10 inches long by 14 inches wide, cutting the edges of the dough if needed to form a clean rectangle shape.
Cut the rectangle into four strips, each about 2 to 2 ½ inches long by 14 inches wide.
Place the cheese over the strips of the dough. Drizzle a line of pizza sauce along the center of the strips, being careful not to use too much sauce. You should use about half of the pizza sauce here; reserve the rest for dipping after cooking.
Place about 8 to 10 pepperoni along the long edge of the strip of dough so that the rounded edge of the pepperoni is slightly overlapping the edge of the dough.
Start from the top and carefully roll the dough down to the end. Place this in the greased muffin tin (with the pepperoni edge face up) and repeat with the other strips of dough.
Bake the pizza roses at 375 degrees F for 16 to 20 minutes, or until the dough is fully cooked through and turning golden brown on the edges. Let cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes, then carefully remove and serve with the remaining pizza sauce for dipping.

Notes

To make the sweetpotato puree for this recipe: Peel and chop two small sweetpotatoes. Place those in a pot and cover with water. Bring that to a boil over high heat, then continue to cook for about 15 minutes, until fork tender. Drain them, let cool for a few minutes, then carefully puree in a mini food processor or blender. Chill for at least 15 minutes in the freezer and measure out ⅔ cup for this recipe. Save any remaining puree for other recipes!

If the dough is too sticky, add an extra tablespoon of flour at a time until it’s workable. Be sure to make sure there is ample flour on your work surface and sprinkled on top of the dough when rolling it out.

If the dough is too dry, add an extra tablespoon of sweetpotato puree or Greek yogurt at a time until it’s workable.

The amount of turkey pepperoni will depend on how long your dough rectangle is; generally between 8-10 turkey pepperoni per pizza rose will be used.

Nutrition Facts

Pizza Roses with Sweetpotato Dough

Amount per Serving

Calories

332

% Daily Value*

Fat

Saturated Fat

Polyunsaturated Fat

Monounsaturated Fat

Cholesterol

Sodium

675

Potassium

527

Carbohydrates

Fiber

Sugar

Protein

Vitamin A

9478

190

Vitamin C

Calcium

231

Iron

Net Carbohydrates

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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