Pizza-Style Muffins in Air Fryer, with Pizza Dough

The pizza-style muffins in air fryer, made with ready pizza dough, delicious and ready in no time.

The pizza-style muffins are perfect for appetizers or a savory snack, one leads to another.

The recipe also includes cooking times for a conventional oven.

PIZZA-STYLE MUFFINS IN AIR FRYER
  • Difficulty: Very Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 10 Minutes
  • Portions: 6 muffins
  • Cooking methods: Air Frying
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All Seasons

Ingredients for pizza-style muffins in air fryer:

  • 1 roll pizza dough (rectangular)
  • as needed tomato sauce
  • as needed dried oregano
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • as needed fine salt
  • 4 slices provola cheese
  • as needed grated parmesan cheese

Tools for pizza-style muffins in air fryer:

  • 1 Air Fryer
  • 6 Cupcake Liners silicone
  • 1 Knife

Steps for making and cooking pizza-style muffins with pizza dough:

  • In a not too large bowl, put the tomato sauce (about 6/7 tablespoons), extra virgin olive oil, salt, and oregano, and mix well.

    Unroll the pizza dough roll and place it on a work surface, leaving the provided parchment paper:

  • Spread the seasoned tomato sauce over the entire surface of the dough, leaving an inch along all four sides of the rectangle.

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  • Sprinkle generously with grated parmesan cheese or grana if you prefer a less intense flavor.

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  • Place the provola slices on top (you can also use 6); we preferred provola because it is drier than mozzarella), and add salt.

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  • Using the parchment paper, roll from the longer base of the rectangle.

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  • Cut off the two ends and then make 6 cuts, each about 2 inches.

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  • Place each piece with the cut side up in a silicone cupcake liner, and do the same with all remaining dough pieces.

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  • AIR FRYER COOKING: Place the rack and then the 6 liners on top, sprinkle them with more grated parmesan cheese.

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  • Close the drawer and cook at 320°F for 6 minutes, then at 338°F for 8 minutes. If you like, you can add 1 minute of grill for a nice browning on top.

    PIZZA-STYLE MUFFINS
  • OVEN COOKING:

    If you don’t have an air fryer, you can bake them in a preheated oven at 356°F for about 20 minutes.

TIPS:

You can also use homemade pizza dough, just roll it out to a thickness of less than a quarter-inch and then proceed as in the recipe.

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Cris and Max united in life with a great passion for cooking.

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