Heart Shaped Pizza Pocket #SundayFunday

Welcome to #SundayFunday! Wendy from A Day In The Life on The Farm invited fellow bloggers to kick back, relax, and share something tasty and fun each weekend. "Sunday should be a Family Funday. Please join us in sharing recipes that will help you to enjoy your Sunday." If you're a blogger interested in joining us, just visit our Facebook group and request to join!

Today our #SundayFunday group is hosted by me! I said to our group "You gotta have heeearrrttttttttt!! Happy almost Valentine's Day! Interpret this literally or figuratively. Is your recipe full of the love you poured into it, does it actually contain some type of heart, or is it heart shaped? Be creative!"

This is such a cute, customizable meal to share with your loved ones on Valentine's Day! Just freehand shape the hearts from the dough, and fill them however you'd like! I used a traditional yeasted dough that is ready in about 15-20 minutes by essentially skipping the rising process. Your dough won't be nearly as light as it would be if you let it fully rise, but if you're in a hurry, this is an easy and tasty quick version! 

Happy almost Valentine's Day to everyone! I hope it's a day that brings your heart some extra joy and a that you can spend it with the ones you love! 

See what all of our #SundayFunday bloggers are sharing for our "You gotta have HEART on Valentine's Day!" theme!

Palatable Pastime: Antipasto Salad 

Food Lust People Love: Baked Nutty Truffles 

Sneha’s Recipe: Crispy Veg Heart Cutlet 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Hearts of Palm and Avocado Salad 

Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Heart Shaped Garlic Knots 

Making Miracles: Heart Shaped Pizza Pocket 

Mayuri’s Jikoni: Heart Shaped Raspberry Rolls 

Heart Shaped Pizza Pocket

Ingredients

1/4 - 1/3 cup pizza sauce

3/4 cup shredded mozzarella

your favorite pizza toppings (diced ham, mushroom, pepperoni, cooked and crumbled sausage, bell pepper, olives, pineapple, bacon, etc.)

Dough

1 TBS yeast

1 TBS sugar

2/3 cup warm water (more as needed)

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp salt

Directions

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the 1 TBS yeast, 1 TBS sugar, and 2/3 cup warm water. Whisk to blend and set aside about 8 minutes, or until yeast is frothy and activated. Add in the flour and salt, and affix the dough hook. Mix on medium high speed until dough ball forms (add additional water as necessary until the dough ball fully forms). Knead on medium speed about 3-5 minutes, then set aside covered in a tea towel to rest about 15 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees
3. Remove dough from bowl, and split into 4 pieces (this will make 2 large pockets, feel free to split the dough into 8 pieces for smaller pockets.
4. Shape each piece into a fairly evenly shaped heart. Lay the "bottom" hearts onto a baking sheet. Divide the pizza sauce over the bottom dough pieces, trying to avoid touching the very edge if possible. Divide the cheese amongst the dough and add your favorite pizza toppings over the cheese. Top with a second heart and carefully roll / crimp the edges all the way around to seal.
5. Bake in the preheated oven 13-15 minutes, or until golden brown and baked through. Serve with a side of marinara to dip in if desired!

Recipe adapted from Happy Foods Tube