Cheesy Bacon Bites

Cheesy Bacon Bites

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Yield

24 bites 24 bites

Difficulty

Easy Easy

Prep Time

0:40 0:40

Bake

18 to 20 minutes 18 to 20 minutes

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Ingredients

Crust:
1-3/4 to 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 (2-1/4 tsp.) envelope Fleischmann’s^® RapidRise^® Instant Yeast
1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup very warm water (120 to 130F)*
1 teaspoon Canola oil
Filling:
1 pound bacon, diced
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
3 ounce cream cheese, softened
Topping:
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add very warm water and oil; mix until well blended, about 1 minute. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Dough should form a ball and will be slightly sticky. Knead** on a floured surface, adding additional flour if necessary, until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Cover and let dough rest for 10 minutes.
While dough is resting, in a large bowl, mix cooked bacon, mozzarella cheese, cream cheese. Set aside.
On a floured surface roll dough out to 14x12-inch rectangle and cut into 24 squares. Place 1 tablespoon of the bacon cheese mixture on the center of each square. Pull corners together to enclose filling; pinch to seal. Place in a greased pie or square 9x9-inch dish.
Brush the tops with the melted butter, and sprinkle black pepper on top.
Bake on lowest oven rack for 17 to 20 minutes, or until slightly brown on top. Remove from oven let cool 10 minutes serve with a drizzle of favorite maple syrup.
*If you don't have a thermometer, water should feel very warm to the touch.
**To knead the dough, add just enough flour to the dough and your hands to keep the dough from sticking. Flatten dough and fold it toward you. Using the heels of your hands, push the dough away with a rolling motion. Rotate dough a quarter turn and repeat the "fold, push and turn" steps. Keep kneading dough until it is smooth and elastic. Use a little more flour if dough becomes too sticky, always working the flour into the ball of dough.

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