Pepperoni Puffs

Pepperoni puffs  
 * 3/4 cup flour
    * 3/4 tsp. baking powder
    * 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
    * 3/4 cup milk (I used 2%)
    * 1 egg, lightly beaten
    * 4 oz. mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 1 cup)
    * 4 oz. pepperoni, diced (about 1 cup)
    * 1/2 cup pizza sauce (homemade or store-bought)
    * 2 Tbsp. fresh basil, finely diced.
Method:

Preheat oven to 375o.  Grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan.  In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and oregano; whisk in the milk and egg.  Stir in the mozzarella and pepperoni; let stand for 10 minutes.  Stir the batter and divide among the mini-muffin cups.  Bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes.  Warm the pizza sauce, then stir in 1 tablespoon basil.  Sprinkle the puffs with the remaining 1 tablespoon basil.  Serve the puffs with the pizza sauce for dipping.

Tip:
These would of course be fun with tons of other ingredients!  Some possible ideas that come to mind (all of these diced pretty small!) might be:

    * “Hawaiian” – canadian bacon and diced pineapple
    * sausage
    * green or red peppers
    * olives
    * onion
    * etc….