These cute little bears, which get their
personality from pizza toppings, are delicious with warm pizza
sauce for dipping.
Pizza
Biscuit Bears
- 1 (16.3-ounce) tube large
refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
12 slices pepperoni
12 slices ripe olives
1 tablespoon chopped green pepper
1 (2-ounce) jar sliced pimientos, drained
2 tablespoons shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 (8-ounce) can pizza sauce, warmed
- Separate biscuits; place
six biscuits 3 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Cut
each remaining biscuit into six pieces; roll each into balls.
Attach two balls to each whole biscuit for ears; pinch dough
to seal.
- Decorate each bear with
a pepperoni slice on each ear, olive slices for eyes, green pepper
for nose, two pimiento strips for mouth and mozzarella cheese
for furry forelock.
- Bake at 375°F (190°C)
for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve with pizza sauce.
Makes 6 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 bear
equals 288 calories, 13 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol,
976 mg sodium, 35 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein.
Recipe and photograph provided
courtesy of Taste of Home through ECES,
Inc., Electronic Color Editorial Services.
