Ingredients:

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• 1 lb pizza dough (store bought or homemade), at room temperature 

• 2 tbsps tomato paste

• 10 slices honey ham

• 5 slices mozzarella cheese

• 5 popsicle sticks

• Flour for dusting and rolling

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Directions:

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1. Preheat oven to 375.

2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

3. Dust a clean counter with flour.

4. Place room temperature dough on the counter.

5. Using a floured rolling pin, roll dough into as large a rectangle as you can without making holes in the dough (approximately 12”x16”).

6. Cut 10 smaller rectangles (3.5”x5”) from the dough.

7. Line up 5 of the small rectangles side by side.

8. Place a little tomato paste on each and spread it over entire surface.

9. Add 2 slices of ham and 1 slice of cheese (folded) over each rectangle.

10. Add a popsicle stick, starting in the middle of the filling, so that half of the stick is inside the pocket.

11. Brush edges with a little water.

12. Top with remaining 5 dough rectangles, making sure edges meet.

13. Press along the edges to seal.

14. Pinch edges with the tines of a fork.

15. Place each pocket on the lined cookie sheet.

16. Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes or until lightly golden.

17. Remove from oven and serve warm (not hot!).

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Tips:

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Make sure dough is at room temperature for easier handling.

You may use sauce instead of tomato paste but make sure it’s pretty solid, not liquidy.

You may use any filling of your choice.

Allow pockets to cool a bit before serving because filling will be hot.