Ingredients
Scale
Dough
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 5 tbsp cream cheese
- 2 tsp xanthan gum
- 1 packet instant yeast
- 3 eggs (2 for dough,1 for egg wash)
- Salt, additional seasoning to taste
filling
- 1/4 cup mozzarella or cheddar
- 7 slices pepperoni
- 4 tbsp cooked italian sausage
- 2 tbsp feta
Garnish
- 1/4 cup shredded parmesan
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp italian seasoning
Instructions
Dough
- Preheat oven to 400
- In mixer or large bowl, add almond flour, xanthan gum, yeast and seasoning
- Mix dry ingredients throughly then add two eggs
- In separate bowl, microwave mozzarella and cream cheese in 30 second intervals until melted
- Once melted, add to flour and egg mixture scraping sides down (I used dough hook)
- If mixture is too stiff, place it back in the microwave for 30 -45 seconds until pliable
- With dough hook or wet hands, knead mixture for 5-10 minutes until fully combined
- Using wet hands, separate dough into 4 balls
- Flatten the dough balls into desired shape, making small indent in the middle
- Fill with choice of ingredients and mold dough around ingredients gently to close
- Brush with egg wash
- Place on parchment and bake for 20-25 minutes until dough is golden brown
- Melt butter and mix with italian seasoning to brush over each pizza pocket
- Sprinkle with parmesan
Notes
Wet hands make it easier to handle dough
To create pockets, shape dough around ingredients empanada style folding over and pressing seams closed then patting it and forming until it's your desired shape
Xanthan gum made the crust more sturdy than if you were to omit.
The yeast did appear to make the dough rise more than usual
Please note that I am not a certified nutritionist. Any nutritional information that is discussed or disclosed in this post should only be seen as my best amateur estimates based on NET carbs. If nutrition is important to you, I highly encourage you to verify any data you see here with your favorite nutrition calculator.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Pocket
- Calories: 443 Calories
- Fat: 34 g
- Carbohydrates: 10g Total, 8g Net
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 26 g