The pizza muffins are an original, very delicious idea and, above all, incredibly easy to make. For this recipe, you only need a very simple no-rise dough, cut it into strips, and season them. They are so easy and quick to make that once you try them, you’ll always make them this way! You can use the air fryer for a quick cooking or the oven to extend the cooking times.
The pizza muffins are very tasty: they are gooey inside and very soft, you can’t stop at just one! They are perfect for a buffet or parties; any occasion is perfect to make these savory muffins. You will only need a few simple ingredients that everyone has at home. They are prepared in 15 minutes, and cooking in the air fryer is very fast: just 12 minutes, or alternatively, 20 minutes in the oven. Find all the instructions below the recipe.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 5
- Cooking methods: Air frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- cup water
- to taste salt
- 2 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- 8 g instant yeast for savory preparations (half packet)
- cup tomato sauce
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- 3½ oz cheese of choice
Tools
- Air Fryer
Steps
Let’s prepare a very simple dough: in a bowl, pour the flour, add the water, salt, and instant yeast; start mixing, add the extra virgin olive oil and start kneading with your hands. Transfer the dough to the table and continue kneading for a few minutes, forming a smooth and homogeneous dough.
Let it rest for 10 minutes, and in the meantime, prepare the seasoning. In a bowl, mix the tomato sauce with extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of salt; separately, cut the cheese into thin slices. You can also use sliced provola.
Take the dough again and roll it out with a rolling pin to a thickness of ⅜ inch. Cut it into strips about 1½-2 inches wide. I got 5 strips. Spread the tomato sauce over the surface of the strips and add a few slices of cheese, then roll them up to form muffins or rolls.
Lightly grease the muffin molds and place the pizza muffins inside. Cook them in the air fryer at 356°F for about 12 minutes or in the oven at 374°F for 20 minutes.
Once ready, if you like, you can add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil on top. Serve hot and gooey or directly cold. Enjoy your meal!
Tips for you
✔ For this recipe I used silicone baking cups. You can find them on Amazon here or disposable ones here.
✔ I recommend using the BBQ mesh to insert directly into the non-stick basket of your air fryer: the mesh protects the non-stick coating of the basket (which will remain as new) and allows the food to cook evenly, letting air pass through 360 degrees. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here.
✔ For this recipe, I used the COSORI 4.7 air fryer which you can find on Amazon here.
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