Mummy Pizza Loaf

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Mini mummy pizza loaves are a fun, festive, and delicious Halloween appetizer that work for any Halloween party spread!

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Total Time35

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Servings: mummies

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Britni Vigil

Ingredients

1 premade pizza dough
1 can pizza sauce
6 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
1 package pepperoni
2 tbsp butter
pizza toppings optional

Instructions

Shape The Dough

Preheat that oven to 375 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Grab the pizza dough and divide it into twelve sections on a floured surface.
1 premade pizza dough
Gently shape each section into a thick oval disc. Allow these to sit for two to three minutes.
Once rested, take one disk and gently work it into a long oval. This can be done by hand or with a rolling pin. The oval needs to be at least four inches wide and tall.
You want your oval to be at least four inches wide and tall. You can make them bigger than this, but anything smaller than four inches is tough to work with.

Fill The Dough

Now it's time to stuff those mummies. Keep in mind, when stuffing, you want to make sure you have at least an inch of dough on each side of the toppings. You also want to evenly spread out the toppings from end to end.
Beginning with the pepperoni, lay out the toppings in the middle of the dough from top to bottom. Leave at least one inch on each side to use as wrapping later.
1 package pepperoni
Next, add a layer of cheese.
6 cups mozzarella cheese, pizza toppings

Wrap The Mummy

Before you fold the dough you need to cut the dough into strips. You'll use a pizza cutter for this step.
Place a pizza cutter roughly 1/2 to 3/4 an inch from the top of the dough and just left of the filling. Make a cut from the inside out making sure to cut through the dough completely.
Once you've got your cut, repeat that process down the length of the left side, making each strip roughly 1/2 inch apart.
Repeat the cutting process on the right side. Don't worry about making the cuts align perfectly.
Starting from the top down, take your first left strip and cross it over to the right side at an upward diagonal. Lightly press that strip into the dough where the filling meets the edge.
Repeat with the right strip going to the left side, this time crossing over the previous crossed strip to create an flattened X shape.
Repeat again with the second strip down on both sides.
Make another cross with the third set but this time cross them at a downward angle and leave a half-inch gap between the second and third set. This is where you will add the eyes later on.
Continue to cross the remainder of the mummy in the same downward pattern until you reach the end. Tuck your final strand under the strip above it.
Add two sliced olives to the dough gap at the top for eyes.

Bake

Transfer your wrapped mummy loaf onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and grab a new section of dough. Repeat the shaping, filling, and wrapping process over until you have mummified all your dough and placed them onto two baking sheets.
Bake in the oven one tray at a time, for 12-15 minutes until golden brown.
Pull them out when they are ready and top with butter.
2 tbsp butter
Serve these delicious treats with your favorite pizza sauce to dip it in.
1 can pizza sauce

Notes

If you are using candy eyeballs instead of olives, don’t put them on until you are done baking or they will melt away.

Make sure to overlap the previous strand where it meets the dough with the new strip. Otherwise, your strands will lift up and not look as good.

For fluffier mummies, allow the dough to rise for thirty minutes after being filled.

Putting the toppings down first helps protect the dough from the cheese. Having the cheese first allows the liquid from the cheese to soften the dough beneath it.

Store in an airtight container for up to a week. Reheat in the oven at 350 until the cheese is melted.

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