Homemade Pizza Pockets

As parents we know how hard it sometimes is to convince our kids that all of the food that they see in other lunch boxes are often nothing but foods full of preservatives and ingredients that can't be pronounced.
Now you can make your own special treats with ingredients found in your healthy pantry and best of all you can be proud to say that you made them yourself.
As parents we have to take the time to make the food and show our kids how easy it really is...they have to see that we are ready to show them how to make them with everyday fresh ingredients..

These Homemade Pizza Pockets are a perfect treat that you can make ahead and keep in the freezer…then heat them in the oven at lunchtime.

Crust

3 1/2 cups organic flour
1 t. sea salt
1 cup melted organic butter
1 cup plain organic yogurt

Stir ingredients together until thoroughly mixed.

Homemade Pizza Sauce

1 1/2 cups tomato sauce(homemade preferred)
1/2 t. garlic powder
1 1/2 t. oregano
1 1/2 t. basil

Stir together and simmer for a few minutes.

Pizza Pocket Fillings

Grated organic mozzarella or cooked organic hamburger, cooked organic sausage, olives, peppers, mushrooms

To form a Pizza Pocket

1.Roll a small ball of dough into a circle.Place one tablespoon of pizza sauce in the center.Put in a small amount of your choice of toppings.Fold the dough in half. Use a fork to pinch the edges together.

2.Lay Pizza Pockets on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.Freeze for about one hour.Pop them off the cookie sheet and put them into a freezer bag…and back into the freezer.

Baking your Pizza Pockets

Frozen Pizza Pockets

1.Bake in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.

Thawed Pizza Pockets

1.bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

I love the convenience of this nutritious ”fast food”! Serve them with fruit and veggies(God’s fast food!)…and you’ve got yourself a quick and easy lunchtime treat!!
Serve this up with homemade almond milk, Basmati brown rice milk or even coconut milk....mmmm...

Enjoy!!!

Sylvie Thibert