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Pumpkin-Shaped Pizza Bombs with Marinara Dip
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Pumpkin-Shaped Pizza Bombs with Marinara Dip

50 minServes 6Nutri-Score C€€
from @makelifesimpler_2 imports0 cooked
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what you need

Ingredients

6 people
  • pizza dough (ready-made sheet, at room temperature)Bakery400 g
  • tomato sauce (for the filling)Pantry150 g
  • mozzarella (grated or diced)Dairy150 g
  • ham (cut into small pieces)Meat100 g
  • egg (beaten, for brushing)Dairy1 piece
  • basil leaves (small leaves, for the stems)Produce6 pieces
  • pretzels (broken into small pieces)Bakery20 g
  • tomato sauce (for the marinara dip)Pantry200 g
  • garlic (cloves, minced)Produce2 pieces
  • olive oilPantry20 ml
  • saltSpices2 g

per serving

Nutrition

253kcal

Carbs
35 g
Proteins
10 g
Fat
8 g
Adapt tools

what you’ll use

Tools

  • Baking tray
  • Pastry brush
  • Saucepan
  • Mixing bowl

step by step

Method

  1. Make the marinara dip

    • Warm the olive oil in a saucepan and gently fry the garlic until fragrant.
    • Add the tomato sauce and salt, then simmer until slightly thickened.
    Step 1

  2. Cut and fill the dough

    • Cut the pizza dough sheet into equal squares.
    • Place tomato sauce, mozzarella and ham in the centre of each square.
    Step 2

  3. Shape the pumpkins

    • Gather the corners of each square and pinch to seal into a ball.
    • Tie butcher's twine around each ball to create the pumpkin ridges.
    • Brush the tops with beaten egg.
    Step 3

  4. Bake the pizza bombs

    • Bake in a preheated oven at 200 °C until golden and puffed.
    • Remove the twine while still warm.
    Step 4

  5. Decorate and serve

    • Press a pretzel piece on top of each bomb as the stem.
    • Add a basil leaf next to the stem.
    • Serve warm with the marinara dip.
    Step 5
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