Monday, November 22, 2010

Pizza Rolls

Pizza Rolls (aka Pizza Fingers)


These were my favorite things to order at a restaurant called Melanie Pringles in the town I grew up in (I think it's still there). When we moved, I found them at M&M Meats, but then they stopped making them. I had no choice but to figure out the recipe on my own. Lucky me it was ridiculously easy, and they freeze well. Woot!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:


1 package large won-ton wrappers (16 count)
1 package pre-sliced pepperoni
Motzerella cheese, grated
2 small cans of pizza sauce
Any other toppings you want
1 tbl cornstarch mixed with ½ cup of water

Directions:


1. Pre-heat your deep fryer to high, or get a couple of inches of oil in a deep pot (If using a pot, prep the rolls first, then heat your oil and cook, never leave hot oil with your back turned).

2. Lay out 4 won-ton wrappers at a time. Ust a basting brush to brush the water/cornstarch mixture around all four edges, about ½" wide (this helps the edges stick). Place pepperoni, about 1½ tbsp sauce and 2 tbsp motzerella onto the center of each won-ton.


3. Now it's time to roll them up. First, fold the two corners in where the filling is. Flatten the edge as much as you can. Then roll one of the remaining corners over, and press it down along the edges. Finally roll up, and pinch any edges/ends that you can. FYI - There's usually a diagram on the back of the won-ton wrapper to follow (I'm sure I haven't done a good job of describing it here!)


Note:  You can cook right away, or just cover them with plastic wrap and keep in the fridge until you're ready to cook. I usually prep them the morning that I'm going to cook them, so that it's nice and quick later on. You can keep them in the fridge for up to a day, any longer and I would cook/freeze.


4. Fry the rolls in three batches of 6 (in a deep fryer) until golden brown, 3-5 minutes. Let cool 5 - 10 minutes before eating, the filling will be VERY hot. I like to dip them in the leftover pizza sauce, but it's gotta be warmed.

5 comments:

Helena said...

AWESOME!! Ive been looking for a good recipe, not actullay pizza cut into fingersl. but thank you lord, THESE!! i cannot wait to try them, although my husband is no a fan of deep fried food, but I know he will love these!! Thank you

Unknown said...

Thank you so much for this! When i was younger I was hooked on them from M&M's, and was so upset when they were gone. Just the other day I saw in the flyer that M&M's had them back again so i picked up a box. I was so excited until i tried them and they were in no way the original. NO big cut's of peperoni, no cheese, and little sauce. So i had to search online on what happened to them and came across your post! I'm so going to make some soon!! Thank you

Tom Vanslingerland

Unknown said...

Melanie Pringles!! You must be from Whitby!

I am very much going to make these. Thanks for the recipe!

SADAM ALI said...

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Frankm said...

FYI, M&M is once again selling these rolls in pepperoni or just cheese.