This post is all about how to make pizza dough and use it to make Pizza Pudgy Pies on a campfire.
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Published October 20, 2023
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Having a fun family time, enjoying the backyard patio, is a great way to explore new recipes. Traditional Pudgy Pies use bread as the outer layer for the Pudgy Pie.
As we were exploring a new recipe, we wanted to use a different medium to make Pudgy Pies. Pizza Dough, when made from scratch, proves a decent and reliable crust option.
Using pizza dough brings about only one option and making Pizza Pudgy Pies using a similar Calzone filling sounded like the best replacement for the filling.
This recipe for Pizza Pudgy Pies was incredibly easy to make and a very delicious resulting texture and finish.
Pizza Pudgy Pie Recipe
Pizza Filling Ingredients
Marinara Jar
Pepperoni
Sausage
Diced Ham
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Pizza Filling Directions
Place a medium bowl on the countertop and pour in 1 jar marinara sauce or 2 jars of tomato sauce.
Place a saucepan on the stove, heat to medium, then spray the pan with nonstick spray.
Add 1-pound sausage to the hot saucepan and then cook it until the sausage is completely browned.
Drain any grease from the cooked sausage and then add the sausage to the marinara in the bowl.
Shred mozzarella and cheddar cheese and then add them to the bowl.
On a cutting board, dice the ham and pepperoni if using, and then add them to the bowl.
Use a spatula and stir the Pudgy Pie Filling ingredients in the bowl.
Pizza Dough Ingredients
2 Cups Warm Water
1 Tbsp Yeast
Pinch of Sugar
1 Tbsp Salt
2 Tbsp Oil
5 Cups Flour
Pizza Dough Directions
1. Pour 2 cups Warm Water into the KitchenAid mixing bowl, then sprinkle in a pinch of sugar and 1 Tablespoon Yeast.
2. Wait 5 minutes for the yeast to be bubbly, this will help the dough rise.
3. Pour 3 Cups Flour into the mixing bowl, on top of the water and yeast mixture.
4. Add 1 Tablespoon Salt and 4 Tablespoons Oil to the Flour.
5. Insert the dough hook, lock mixer, and turn on low until blended smooth.
6. When Flour is mixed into the wet, add 2 more Cups of Flour.
7. Mix the dough on low until a smooth dough ball forms, then place dough ball into a Non-Stick Sprayed medium bowl.
8. Cover it with Plastic Wrap and then set aside to rise 20 minutes.
9. While the doughs rest, I wash and cut all of my veggies, shred cheeses, and cook the sausage.
10. When dough has doubled in size, use a knife or a pizza cutter to divide the dough into many equal parts.
11. Gently press the dough down on a sprayed baking sheet, and make each pizza dough piece, setting them on a wax paper piece.
Below are two separate recipes for pizza dough. The first pizza dough recipe is made with a KitchenAid Mixer. The second uses a Cuisinart Food Processor to make the pizza dough.
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Pizza Pudgy Pie Directions
1. Lay a 6-inch piece of dough that has been rolled out with a rolling pin, onto a floured surface.
2. With a tablespoon, measure and add 1-2 Tablespoons Pizza Filling onto the center.
3. Fold over one half of the pizza dough and press the seam together, making sure it is completely closed.
4. Place clean Pudgy Pie Irons on a surface and spray with nonstick spray.
5. Lay one Pizza Pudgy Pie piece onto one side of the Pudgy Pie Irons, then lay the second piece on the other one.
DO NOT LOCK THE PUDGY PIE IRON. When you lock the iron, it becomes incredibly hot and difficult to unlock and check your Pizza Pudgy Pie often while cooking.
6. Place the Pudgy Pie Iron into the coals and check often. Flip the Pudgy Pie Iron when one side is done.
7. Open the Pudgy Pie Iron and drop the Pizza Pudgy Pie onto a plate. Let it rest for 2-5 minutes, then enjoy!
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This post was all about how to make Pizza Pudgy Pies on a campfire.
~Monica
Pizza Pudgy Pies
Equipment
- KitchenAid Mixer
- Large Bowl
- Spatulas
- Pudgy Pie Irons
Ingredients
Pizza Dough Ingredients
- 2 cups Warm Water
- 1 Tbsp Yeast
- Pinch Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Salt
- 2 Tbsp Oil
- 5 cups Flour
Pudgy Pie Filling
- Marinara or Pizza Sauce
- Pepperoni diced
- Sausage
- Ham diced
- 1 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
- 1 cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded
Instructions
Pizza Dough Directions
- Pour 2 cups Warm Water into the KitchenAid mixing bowl, then sprinkle in a pinch of sugar and 1 Tablespoon Yeast.
- Wait 5 minutes for the yeast to be bubbly, this will help the dough rise.
- Pour 3 Cups Flour into the mixing bowl, on top of the water and yeast mixture.
- Add 1 Tablespoon Salt and 4 Tablespoons Oil to the Flour.
- Insert the dough hook, lock mixer, and turn on low until blended smooth.
- When Flour is mixed into the wet, add 2 more Cups of Flour.
- Mix the dough on low until a smooth dough ball forms, then place dough ball into a Non-Stick Sprayed medium bowl.
Filling Instructions
- Place a medium bowl on the countertop and pour in 1 jar marinara sauce or 2 jars of pizza sauce.
- Place a saucepan on the stove, heat to medium, then spray the pan with nonstick spray.
- Add 1-pound sausage to the hot saucepan and then cook it until the sausage is completely browned.
- Drain any grease from the cooked sausage and then add the sausage to the marinara in the bowl.
- Shred mozzarella and cheddar cheese and then add them to the bowl.
- On a cutting board, dice the ham and pepperoni if using, and then add them to the bowl.
- Use a spatula and stir the Pudgy Pie Filling ingredients in the bowl.
Pudgy Pie Assembly
- Lay a 6-inch piece of dough that has been rolled out with a rolling pin, onto a floured surface.
- With a tablespoon, measure and add 1-2 Tablespoons Pizza Filling onto the center.
- Fold over one half of the pizza dough and press the seam together, making sure it is completely closed.
- Place clean Pudgy Pie Irons on a surface and spray with nonstick spray.
- Lay one Pizza Pudgy Pie piece onto one side of the Pudgy Pie Irons, then lay the second piece of the iron on top the other one, locking the two together at the top.
Cook the Pizza Pudgy Pie
- Place the Pudgy Pie Iron into the coals and check often. Flip the Pudgy Pie Iron when one side is done.
- Open the Pudgy Pie Iron and drop the Pizza Pudgy Pie onto a plate. Let it rest for 2-5 minutes, then enjoy!
Notes
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