Tsr Version Of Applebee's Pizza Sticks By Todd Wilbur

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 tablespoon diced onion
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 (10 ounce) can instant pizza dough (pillsbury is good)
• 2 -4 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
• 1 3/4 grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon caraway seed
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 3 ounces pepperoni, diced (optional)
• 3 ounces italian sausage, cooked and crumbled (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 prepare the dipping sauce by combining all the marinara ingredients in a small, uncovered saucepan and bringing the mixture to a boil.
• 3 reduce heat, cover and simmer the sauce for ½ hour.
• 4 (the sauce can be made ahead and kept, refrigerated for several days.) prepare the pizza sticks by first proofing the dough.
• 5 unroll the dough onto the cutting board and straighten the edges.
• 6 it should form a rectangle that is longer from left to right than top to bottom.
• 7 with a sharp knife or pizza cutter, slice through the middle of the dough lengthwise.
• 8 this will divide the rectangle into two thinner rectangles that will measure 4 to 5 inches from top to bottom.
• 9 slice the dough from top to bottom into 1 ½-inch-wide pieces.
• 10 you should have somewhere between 20 and 24 dough slices.
• 11 place the slices onto a greased cookie sheet about ½ inch apart and bake for 3 minutes.
• 12 you may have to use more than one cookie sheet.
• 13 this will proof the dough so that it becomes stiff.
• 14 heat vegetable oil in a frying pan or deep fryer to 350 degrees f.
• 15 oil should be at least ½ inch deep if using stovetop pan.
• 16 you will want to use more oil with a deep fryer.
• 17 fry pizza sticks 5 to 6 at a time for about 1 minute per side or until they are a dark golden brown.
• 18 remove them from the oil onto a cloth or paper towel to drain.