Soccer ball style mozzarella pizza balls
The Football World Cup opens its festivities tomorrow: needless to say, for fans, it’s off to a month of football nights! ⚽️⚽️
To tell the truth, at home, I don’t expect much enthusiasm on the subject, no one was really a fan but even so – 98 effect obliges – you never know!
Anyway, I wanted to make some soccer ball style mozzarella pizza balls. These are mozzarella balls “wrapped” in homemade pizza dough.
Some of the balls are black, thanks to the squid ink that was used to color a third of the pizza dough . I lined them up next to each other to form this soccer ball.
A turn in the oven and this very convivial dish is ready to go on your TV tray. We eat them as they are or dipped in a marinara sauce. The stringy mozzarella makes this dish very gourmet!
And if you’re not into football, it also works very well in front of a good film!
Ingredients
- 600 g of homemade pizza dough preferably
- 37 mini mozzarella balls
- 50 g melted butter
- 30 g freshly grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 egg yolk + 1 tablespoon of milk
- 1 sachet of 4 g squid ink
- Warm marinara sauce for serving
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 200°C.
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Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Drain the mini mozzarella balls and pat them dry.
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Set aside 150 g of pizza dough and knead it with the squid ink until it is completely black.
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Flour your work surface then roll out the pizza dough using a rolling pin.
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Cut squares of dough large enough to wrap the 37 mozzarella balls.
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Pinch the dough together to close the balls tightly.
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Place the dough-covered mozzarella balls next to each other, closed side down, forming a heart shape.
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The balls of dough should touch each other well.
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Beat the egg with the milk then brush the balls of dough with it.
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Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the balls are golden brown.
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Meanwhile, mix the melted butter with the parmesan and fresh herbs.
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Brush the pizza dough balls with this mixture when they come out of the oven.
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Serve immediately with marinara sauce for dipping pizza balls.