Pizza Pull-Aparts

Ingredients

2 to 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp RapidRise Yeast
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4-1 cup very warm water (120 to 130F)
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
15-20 pepperoni slices
15-20 cubes mozzarella cheese
3 Tbs butter, melted
1 large clove of garlic
1/2 tsp basil
fresh grated Parmesan cheese
favourite Pizza sauce


Directions

• In you mixer bowl, combine the flour, salt and yeast. Mix the oil with the water and pour half the water into the dry ingredients and mix until a dough forms; adding more water, as needed. Once dough is moist and pulls away from sides, place bowl in mixer. Using the dough hook, knead the dough at medium speed, for 5 minutes. Stop mixer, remove from hook and cover with a warm damp cloth. Let rest 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly oil a 9x13 inch baking dish with olive oil. Taking gold ball sized pieces of dough, roll it out to a 3 inch circle. Top with a slice of pepperoni and a cube of cheese. Take the dough and bring it up, over the filling, to the center. Pinch seams and place in baking dish. 
• In a small bowl, melt the butter with the garlic. Stir in basil and brush butter over tops of dough. Sprinkle everything with Parmesan and bake for 15-20 minutes; until tops are golden and dough in center is cooked through. Serve with your favourite pizza sauce, that has been warmed.

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