This is something I hadn’t had in quite some time before I decided to try making them from scratch. They turned out really good and are easy to freeze for eating later. I recommend thawing the pocket completely before placing in the oven to reheat.
Here’s What You’ll Need:
- 1 recipe Homemade Handheld Pocket Dough
- 1 cup Best Homemade Organic Pizza Sauce
- 1 cup shredded Homemade Organic Chicken Roast
- 1 cup organic bell peppers, minced and sauteed
- 1 cup organic yellow onion, minced and sauteed
- 6 organic garlic, cloves minced and sauteed
- 1 cup organic broccoli florets, steamed and finely chopped
- 2 cups organic cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 organic pasture egg or two organic egg whites
Here’s How I do it:
- Make the dough and pizza sauce, if they’re not all ready prepared.
- Preheat the oven to 350° F.
- Using organic pasture butter, grease the pan that you’re going to bake the pockets on.
- Cut the dough into 6 pieces.
- Form each piece into a small ball.
- Roll each ball into a square that’s large enough for two pockets.
- Cut the dough in half.
- Place 1 Tbsp. pizza sauce on the bottom of the pocket.
- Add the chicken, bell peppers, onion, broccoli and cheese to the pocket.
- Using either water or more sauce, wet the edges of the dough.
- Fold the pocket in half.
- Using the prongs of a fork, press down on the dough around the edges to form a seal.
- Scramble the egg, if using a whole one, or stir the egg white.
- Brush the egg onto the top of the pastry.
- Poke holes into the pastry with the fork.
- Place the pastry onto the baking pan.
- Repeat steps 6 – 16 until all pastries are completed.
- Bake at 350° F for 25 – 30 minutes or until they are lightly golden brown on top.
- Enjoy!