Pie Iron Pizza Pockets
Pie iron pizza pockets are a delicious campfire meal that’s a lot of fun to make. Melted cheese, crispy and chewy dough, and tons of optional add-ins make this camping dinner a huge hit!
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- 1 pound pizza dough
- pizza sauce (about 1 cup)
- 6-8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- pepperoni (optional)
- other add-ins such as peppers, onions, cooked bacon, or cooked sausage (optional)
Instructions
- Remove the packaging from the pizza dough, coat the dough in a little olive oil so it doesn’t dry out, and then let the dough come to room temperature.*
- While the dough is warming up, get the fire going.
- Cut 2 small pieces of pizza dough and shape them into squares small enough to fit inside the pie iron. Sprinkle some flour onto your surface if the dough is sticking.
- Add a spoonful of pizza sauce and then layer on the cheese and other ingredients such as pepperoni, if using.
- Layer on the top piece of dough and then use a fork to crimp the edges of the pizza pocket shut.
- Add a small amount of olive oil to coat the pie iron on both sides. Use a spatula to scoop the pizza pocket up and place it into the pie iron.
- Cook the pizza pockets over the campfire for about 15 minutes. You want to flip the pie iron frequently to keep an even heat on both sides. I start with 5 minutes on each side and then 2-5 min on each side again after that until I reach about 15 minutes.**
- Once the pizza pocket is done cooking, use a spatula to carefully remove it from the hot pie iron and repeat the process with the remaining dough.
Notes
*Cold dough is hard to stretch and shape, so we ideally want the dough to come to room temperature before we work with it.
**Cook time will vary depending on how hot your fire is and how close you hold the pie iron to the flames. I suggest you do a test with your first pizza pocket to get a feel for the cooking time and temperature, then, adjust as needed for the rest of them.
**Cook time will vary depending on how hot your fire is and how close you hold the pie iron to the flames. I suggest you do a test with your first pizza pocket to get a feel for the cooking time and temperature, then, adjust as needed for the rest of them.
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