Effortless Pizza Pot Pie Bites (Print Version)

# Ingredients:

→ Tin Prep

01 - Oil or nonstick spray for coating muffin cups

→ Butter Mix

02 - 1 small handful (about 15 g) softened unsalted butter
03 - A drizzle (7 ml) extra virgin olive oil
04 - Pinch (1.25 ml) fine salt
05 - Dash (1.25 ml) garlic powder
06 - Shake on 1.25 ml Italian herb mix, plus a little more if you like it stronger
07 - Tiny pinch ground pepper

→ Filling

08 - A generous handful (200–225 g) of shredded mozzarella cheese
09 - Pepperoni pieces, finely chopped, about 85 g
10 - A few spoonfuls (60 ml) pizza or meatless pasta sauce

→ Biscuits

11 - 8 ready-to-bake biscuits (look for ±454 g), separated apart

# Instructions:

01 - Stir together the softened butter, pepper, garlic powder, olive oil, Italian herbs, and salt until smooth in a small bowl.
02 - Heat up your oven to 177°C. Coat the muffin pan with oil or spray so nothing sticks.
03 - Take each biscuit and press it all across the bottom and up the muffin tin sides. Squish each one in firmly so it makes a little cup.
04 - Use a fork to poke holes in the pastry cups. This keeps them from bubbling up too much when baking.
05 - Use a pastry brush to slather some of your butter mix inside each shell, then spoon in roughly 2.5 ml of sauce.
06 - Toss in 15 ml cheese first, then 7 ml chopped pepperoni. Do one more round—another 15 ml cheese, another 7 ml pepperoni for each cup.
07 - Go ahead and dust a bit more Italian seasoning on top if you want extra zip.
08 - Put foil baking liners on a rimmed sheet before baking if you're using the flimsy kind.
09 - Let the filled tins bake for 20 to 23 minutes. Check for a golden biscuit and melted cheese.
10 - Carefully pop the pizza pot pies out and set them on a platter—or just eat them right from the tins if that's your style.

# Notes:

01 - Start checking at 15 to 18 minutes since ovens can be unpredictable. Spinning the pan helps brown everything evenly.
02 - If some biscuits stick together at the edges, slide a spatula in to gently pull them apart before trying to lift them out.

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