In snack recipes, bread pockets are getting popular due to it's it's stuffing. Once you eat, you will feel the flavor and aroma like a pizza. That's the reason of getting famous as pizza pockets. It's a handheld, quick and easy recipe that you can serve as a snack, starter, or appetizer.
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About Recipe
Bread pockets are easy to make appetizer or snack that you can prepare with fresh bread slices. Use the leftover pizza topping to make bread stuffing. Make a pocket of bread with stuffing and shallow fry to get golden brown color. It's a nice and crispy golden brown handheld snack that will give you the best flavor and aroma.
As it's a quick and easy recipe so you can quickly make it to serve at parties, breakfast, teatime, and lunchbox. My son loves to eat these pockets as he thinks it's a fried pizza :-). If you are a mommy of picky kids then try this and I am sure your kids will love it.
Bread pockets can be prepared in a variety of ways like using pizza dough, puff pastries, and here I am making using bread slices that are super easy and quick to make.
On a personal note, first time, I prepared this recipe for a Sunday breakfast table with leftover pizza toppings and served it with a homemade cappuccino. Everybody loved it! and since it's in my quick recipe collection.
Expert Tips
- Use fresh bread to make these pockets as it will easily roll and perfectly roll to make the pockets.
- Don't use too much stuffing otherwise the pockets may break.
- Make sure the stuffing is not watery otherwise the bread will get soggy after frying.
- You can deep fry or shallow fry the pocket as per your choice.
- Never fry on high temperature otherwise the bread will be dark in color.
- You can make variations in suffing as per your choice and ingredients availability.
- To make it healthy, you can bake the pockets or simple make in air fryer.
- If you feel the pockets are breaking then use the flour paste to seal the openings before frying.
- You can also use pita bread, puff pastries, pizza dough to make these pockets.
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Ingredients
- Oil - Use any vegetable or canola oil to cook and fry the bread pockets.
- Grated Garlic - used fresh garlic to saute the stuffing
- Salt & Paprika - Season with paprika and salt.
- Vegetables - Use fresh chopped carrots, onions and capsicum.
- Pizza Sauce - Use ready made or homemade pizza sauce.
- Cheese - Used shreded cheddar and mozarella cheese
- Bread Slices - Used to wrap the pockets
How To Make
Preparation of Stuffing: In a pan, add oil and heat it up. Add grated garlic and saute for a few seconds on medium heat. Now add paprika and salt and saute. Add carrots, onion, and capsicum. Stir and mix well. Add half a cup of cheddar and mozzarella and mix well until it gives a blended look. Keep it aside to get cool.
Preparation of Bread Slices: Cut the sides of slices. Place stuffing on the side and wrap accordingly. Brush milk on the sides to seal the edges. Wrap in a form of a pocket as shown in the video.
Frying: Now shallow fry all the pizza pockets until it gets a golden color. Take it out on kitchen paper and serve!
Enjoy and have a lovely eating time!
It's the best recipe to serve at teatime, party, dinner and also good for midnight cravings. You can quickly make it in 20 minutes. I love to serve with french fries. Make it for your family and friends to enjoy your time.
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How To Store
You can make it ahead of time and store the bread pockets in the refrigerator before frying for 2 days. When you need it, take out and microwave for 2 minutes and shallow fry. If you want to store it for 15 days then freeze it in an airtight container. I personally don't like to store for a long time as it's homemade and doesn't carry any preservatives.
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Bread Pockets (Pizza Pockets)
Materials
- 2 tsp Oil
- ½ tsp Grated Garlic
- ⅓ tsp Paprika
- 3 pinches Salt –
- 3 tsp Carrots chopped
- 3 tsp Onion
- 2 tsp Capsicum
- 2 tsp Pizza Sauce
- ½ cup Cheddar & Mozzarella Cheese
- 4 Bread Slices
- Oil for Shallow fry
Instructions
- In a pan, add oil and heat it up.
- Add grated garlic and saute for few seconds on medium heat.
- Now add paprika and salt and saute.
- Add carrots, onion, and capsicum.
- Stir and mix well.
- Add half cup of cheddar and mozzarella and mix well until it gives a blended look.
- Keep it aside to get cool.
- Now take bread slices.
- Cut the sides.
- Now place stuffing on side and wrap.
- Brush milk on sides to make proper sticking.
- Wrap in a form of pocket as shown in the video.
- Now shallow fry all the pizza pocket until it gets a golden color.
- Take it out on kitchen paper and serve!
Video
Notes
- Avoid using old bread as it may break while wrapping the stuffing.
- Microwave the bread for 2 minutes to make it soft and spongy just before use.
- Fresh bread will easily roll and perfectly wrap to make the pockets.
- Avoid wrapping with too much stuffing otherwise, the pockets may break.
- Make sure the stuffing is not watery otherwise the bread will get soggy after frying.
- You can deep fry or shallow fry the pocket as per your choice.
- Never fry at high temperature otherwise the bread will be dark in color.
- You can make variations in stuffing as per your choice and ingredients availability.
- To make it healthy, you can bake the pockets or simply make in air fryer.
- If you feel the pockets are breaking then use the flour paste to seal the openings before frying.
- You can also use pita bread, puff pastries, pizza dough to make these pockets.
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