Want a romantic lunch? These homemade pizza pockets will make your heart skip a beat.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Recently, I noticed Leo taking a liking to pizza pockets. Every time we go to my parents’ place, my mom has a box of frozen pizza pockets ready to be nuked in the microwave.

Then I thought: Why can’t we just make our own? And so, I recently whipped up my very own homemade pizza pockets.

At first, I was a little intimidated. I told myself: “You’re totally cray-cray, girl! That dough will be impossible to make!”

Well, I should have more faith in myself. Yes, these make take longer than your typical store-bought lunch. But I am loving the fact that I know exactly what ingredients are going in them.

Plus, being able to shape my homemade pizza pockets into hearts makes it that much more fun!

Here’s how to make them:

Homemade Pizza Pockets for Valentine’s Day

For the dough:

• 1 large egg
• 6 tbsp milk
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ finely grated parmesan cheese
• Pinch salt
• ¾ tbsp baking powder
• ¼ cup butter, cold

For the filling:

• ¼ cup tomato paste
• ½ cup sharp cheddar, shredded

To assemble:

• Heart-shaped cookie cutter
• Melted butter + brush

Yields: Approx. 6 heart-shaped pizza pockets (depending on the size of your cookie cutter)

Preheat oven to 450 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.

Begin by mixing egg, milk, and garlic in an electric mixer (with a dough hook, if you have one).

In a separate bowl, sift together parmesan, salt, baking powder.

Cut your cold butter into cubes and add into your dry ingredients. Use a pastry cutter to blend all of the ingredients together.

Add the flour and butter mixture into your wet ingredients, while mixing on medium speed.

Once the dough has formed, sprinkle a clean working surface + your rolling pin with flour.

Roll the dough so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick. Use your cookie cutter to cut them into heart shapes.

Place each heart-shaped dough on your lined baking sheet.

Fill every other heart-shaped dough with tomato paste and cheese. Top with another heart-shape and use a fork to press & seal all around the edges.

Brush each pizza pocket with melted butter and bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the crust starts to turn golden brown.

Let me know if you end up making these delicious pizza pockets! What are your plans for February 14?

Heart Shaped Homemade Pizza Pockets

These homemade pizza pockets are extra cheesy and extra tasty - make them for your Valentine this year (or any time of the year)!

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Servings 6 pizza pockets

Ingredients

  

For the dough

• 1 large egg
• 6 tbsp milk
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
• pinch salt
• 3/4 tbsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup butter cold

For the filling

• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• melted butter

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
  
• Begin by mixing egg, milk, and garlic in an electric mixer (with a dough hook, if you have one).
  
• In a separate bowl, sift together parmesan, salt, baking powder.
  
• Cut your cold butter into cubes and add into your dry ingredients. Use a pastry cutter to blend all of the ingredients together.
  
• Add the flour and butter mixture into your wet ingredients, while mixing on medium speed.
  
• Once the dough has formed, sprinkle a clean working surface + your rolling pin with flour.
  
• Roll the dough so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick. Use your cookie cutter to cut them into heart shapes.
  
• Place each heart-shaped dough on your lined baking sheet.
  
• Fill every other heart-shaped dough with tomato paste and cheese. Top with another heart-shape and use a fork to press & seal all around the edges.
  
• Brush each pizza pocket with melted butter and bake for 13 to 15 minutes, or until the crust starts to turn golden brown.
  

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While you guys enjoy my homemade pizza pockets, you should also consider these fun Valentine recipes and DIYs from some of my favourite Canadian bloggers!

1. Judy from Life is Better at Home and her Valentine’s Chocolate Fondue
2. A Valentine’s Day At-Home Spa idea by Dannyelle at Life is a Party
3. The sweetest Valentine’s Day Confetti Cookies by Emily at Daydreaming of Elsewhere
4. Jane & Sonja of Sustain my Craft Habit came up with these oh-so pretty Valentine’s Day Painted Pots
5. The incredibly talented Andrea of Harlow and Thistle and her modern Valentine’s Day Table