Twist-a-Ronis

By glomcrae

Rachael Ray

Ingredients

• 1 T. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1 t. crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (15 oz) can fire-roasted crushed tomatoes
• Salt & pepper
• 1 tube ready-made pizza dough (Pillsbury)
• 24 slices pepperoni
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• Cooking spray

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

For the dipping sauce, heat a small saucepot over medium-high heat with 1 turn of the pan of EVOO, about 1 T. Add the onions, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes, and cook; stirring every now and then until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the fire-roasted tomatoes and season with salt & pepper. Bring up to a bubble and simmer the sauce for about 10 minutes.

Once you have the sauce going, unravel the pizza dough onto a lightly floured surface and stretch to make an even rectangle. In an even layer, on half of the rectangle, place the pepperoni down leaving a 1-inch border and sprinkle with about 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese.

Fold over the other half of the dough and press down gently on the edges to close the halves together. With a rolling pin or your hands, gently roll over or pat down the folded dough. Use a knife or pizza cutter to cut 8-10 thin strips about 1-inch thick.

Holding each end of the strip, twist it a few times and transfer to a baking sheet. Spray the entire tray, including the Twist-A-Ronis with cooking spray and pop in the oven until golden brown in color; about 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve with the dipping sauce alongside.