Best 9 Mozzarella Cheese Puffs Piumini Di Mozzarella Al Forno Recipes

MOZZARELLA CHEESE PUFFS (PIUMINI DI MOZZARELLA AL FORNO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Cream butter, add mozzarella and blend.
• Add flour mixture, mix well and shape into small balls.
• Place balls on lightly greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
• Serve hot/warm.
• **Note:Cheese Puffs may be frozen unbaked.
• Adjust cooking time if Puffs are placed in the oven while still frozen.

FRIED MOZZARELLA PUFFS

Steps:

• Combine water, butter, and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a simmer; pour in flour all at once and reduce heat to medium. Stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until a dough starts coming together. Cook, scraping up and stirring the dough, for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat; transfer dough to a mixing bowl. Let cool until no longer hot but still very warm, 5 to 10 minutes. Add egg and season with cayenne and freshly ground black pepper. Whisk vigorously until mixture combines into a very soft, sticky dough. Switch to a spatula and scrape dough into a ball.
• Seal dough and spatula with plastic wrap and refrigerate in the bowl until cool, about 1 hour.
• In the meantime, season marinara sauce with oregano, red pepper flakes, balsamic vinegar in a small pot over medium heat. Add anchovy fillet. Stir together and bring to a simmer. Let simmer for 10 minutes; turn off heat and let sit until ready to use.
• Grate mozzarella cheese over the dough and stir to combine.
• Heat oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) in a deep fryer or heavy-duty pan over medium heat. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F (93 degrees C) or any temperature for keeping warm.
• Scoop out about 2 tablespoons of dough per puff and form into a football shape using two spoons. Fry puffs, 5 or 6 at a time, in the hot oil until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Keep puffs warm in low oven while frying the rest. Serve with hot marinara sauce.

PEPPERONI PIZZA PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375.
• Grease 24-cup mini-muffin pan.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, Italian seasoning, and salt.
• Whisk in the milk and egg.
• Stack slices of pepperoni and cut into small pieces.
• Stir in mozzarella, Parmesan, and pepperoni.
• Let stand for 10 minutes.
• Stir the batter and divide among the mini-muffin cups.
• Bake until puffy and golden, about 20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the pizza sauce until warmed through.
• Serve the sauce with the Pizza Puffs for dipping.

MOZZARELLA PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Make an indentation in the top of each uncooked biscuit. Fill indentations with oregano and a mozzarella cube. Pinch the dough around the mozzarella cubes.
• Place the biscuits, pinched side down, on a medium, ungreased baking sheet. Cover with pizza sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

PASTA, TOMATO, AND MOZZARELLA AL FORNO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Heat oil in a skillet; add garlic and cook over med-high heat until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes and oregano; simmer rapidly, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 15 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste; remove and reserve 6 tablespoons tomato sauce from the pan.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling, salted water, until just firm to the bite; drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
• Toss drained pasta with remaining sauce, adding reserved water as needed.
• Place half the pasta in an oiled 13 x 9 inch baking dish; cover with half the mozzarella and half the Parmesan.
• Top with remaining pasta; cover with reserved tomato sauce and remaining mozzarella; sprinkle with remaining parmesan.
• Bake until golden and bubbling, 15 minutes.

MOZZARELLA PUFFS

Steps:

• Make an indentation in the center of each biscuit.
• Sprinkle with oregano.
• Cut the mozzarella into 10 cubes.
• Place a cube in the center of each biscuit.
• Pinch dough tightly around cheese to seal.
• Place seam side down on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Spread pizza sauce over tops.
• Bake at 375 degrees 10-15 minutes.

EASY PEPPERONI PIZZA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Spray 10 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Press biscuits, one at a time, between hands to flatten. Place each flattened biscuit in a muffin cup; press into bottom and up sides of muffin cup. Set aside for biscuit to settle and slightly rise, about 5 minutes. Lightly press biscuits into cups as needed.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon pizza sauce into each biscuit; top each with 1 slice pepperoni and 1 tablespoon mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until biscuit is lightly browned and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes. Remove each pizza from tin and place on a cooling rack, about 5 minutes.

PASTA AL FORNO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• While the rigatoni cooks in salted boiling water, prepare the sauce.
• In a saucepan, heat up the olive oil and saute the garlic, eggplant, olives, tomatoes and red pepper flakes for about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato puree and salt to taste.
• Let cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat.
• Drain the rigatoni, add to the saucepan, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons parmesan and cook for another 30 seconds.
• Place half the rigatoni in a 9" x 13" baking dish, adding a layer of half of the mozzarella, half of the fontina and half of the remaining parmesan.
• Add the remaining rigatoni and follow with a final layer of all of the cheeses.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.

RIGATONI AL FORNO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°; bring a large pot of salted water to boil over high heat; cook the pasta 10-12 minutes or until al dente; drain pasta and place in a mixing bowl.
• While the pasta is cooking, in a shallow pot or skillet (stainless steel is recommended) over med-high heat, combine the cream and milk; bring to a simmer.
• Add in the garlic; stir in the Gorgonzola Dolce; when the cheese has melted, add all but 1 tablespoon of the Grana Padano, decrease the heat to medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, 10-12 minutes or until the sauce is moderately thick and creamy.
• Remove from heat and add in the oregano and pepper.
• Pour the cream sauce over the pasta; add the mozzarella and Fontina Val d'Aosta and mix well.
• The mixture should be moist and creamy; if it is too dry, add a little more milk or cream.
• Brush the bottom and sides of a 13x9 inch baking dish (preferably terra-cotta) with olive oil and pour in the pasta (which should almost entirely fill the baking dish).
• Sprinkle with the bread crumbs and the remaining Grana Padano.
• Bake on the middle shelf for 20-25 minutes or until the sauce is bubbling and the top is golden brown and crisp.