Pizza Pinwheels

Submitted by wonderfeather

"These are great served as an appetizer with pizza sauce. They can be frozen before or after cooking."

 

• Ready In: 32mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 16 pinwheels
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) can crescent roll dough
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 24 slices pepperoni
• 1 (14 ounce) can pizza sauce

directions

1. 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2. On a large baking sheet, pinch the 8 crescent roll dough triangles into 4 rectangles. Layer each rectangle with 6 slices of pepperoni and even amounts of mozzarella cheese. Roll tightly lengthwise then chill for before slicing each into 4 or more pieces. (chilling makes it easier to slice).
3. 3. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Serve with pizza sauce for dipping.
4. Notes and Variations: Instead of pepperoni you could use crumbled, cooked sausage, ground beef with cheddar cheese or even ham with swiss cheese.
5. After adding cheese and filling, you could season with italian seasoning and grated romano cheese.
6. Serve with pizza sauce.