• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Herbivore Cucina

  • Recipe Index
  • Indian
  • Instant Pot
  • Air-Fryer
  • International
  • Cakes & Bakes
  • More..
    • Featured
menu icon
go to homepage
  • About Me
  • Recipe Index
  • Instant Pot
  • Contact
  • Web Stories
  • Get Social

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • About Me
    • Recipe Index
    • Instant Pot
    • Contact
    • Web Stories
  • Get Social

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • ×
    Home » Breads

    Published: Mar 29, 2016 · Modified: Mar 10, 2022 by Smruti · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

    Pizza Buns

    Who does not like PIZZA? We are a pizza loving family and love our pizzas in all it's forms. After trying Veggie Pizza, Spinach Artichoke Pizza and Pav Bhaji Pizza, it was time to try something new with pizza. That gave birth to this idea of stuffed rolls with pizza ingredients stuffed.

    The tragedy with this recipe is that i have made it many times in the past few months, but never managed to photograph it. Sometimes I was too late to serve dinner, sometimes I was expecting guests and got too busy and sometimes I was plain bored to get behind the camera. Finally, I clicked it and it is up on the blog. 

    When I first made this recipe for a family lunch a few months ago, it got a lot of praise. This dish managed to be the star of the lunch then, and a few days later at another friend's lunch too! It was awesome to see the buns vanishing one after the other, and people trying to look for holes in the bread to see how the stuffing got in it! That is when they realized that the entire thing is made from scratch. Happy friends and family, happy me 🙂

    The recipe has two parts, the crust and the filling. The crust is regular bread recipe with some oregano and garlic powder in it. The filling I made was pretty much from whatever I had in my refrigerator. I used pink onions,  olives, sweetcorn, peppers, and jalapenos. Adding minced paneer, baby corn or pineapple would make it a great filling too. For the meat loving folks, adding the stuffing from your favorite pizza topping is a great idea.

    Make the stuffing, make the dough. Stuff the fillings along with marinara sauce and cheese in the dough balls, let them rise and bake them to perfection. Serve them with a side of marinara sauce. They make perfect appetizers for a party or even a great tea time snack for a friends gathering. 

    Ingredients



    For the Crust


    All purpose Flour/Maida 3 cups

    Active Dry Yeast 1 sachet (2 ¼ tsp)

    Unsalted Butter 4 tbsp

    Oregano 1 ½ tbsp

    Salt 1 ½ tsp 

    Sugar ½ tsp

    Garlic Powder 1 tbsp

    Warm Water 1 cup 

    For the stuffing


    Onions 2 medium

    Colored Peppers 2 medium

    Jalapeno 1 

    Sweet Corn ¼ cup

    Cut Olives ¼ cup

    Pizza Sauce/ Marinara Sauce 1 cup

    Garlic 2-3 cloves

    Basil leaves 10-12

    Salt, Black pepper, Oregano

    Butter 1 tbsp

    Mozzarella Cheese 1 cup

    Method


    In a cup add water, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt. Warm the water to 100-110 F, add yeast, mix and let the mixture stand for ten minutes till the yeast blooms. In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, 3 tablespoon unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon garlic powder and 1 tablespoon oregano. 

    Pour the frothy yeast mixture into this mixture and make a soft dough. Add little water if required and knead well. The mixture may be sticky at first, knead it well till it converts to a soft dough.  Apply little oil over the dough and place it in a large bowl, cover it with a moist cloth and let stand for 45 minutes. 

    While the dough rests, prepare the stuffing. Mince garlic and jalapeno. Dice onions and peppers. Partially cook the sweet corn in water on the stove or in the microwave.

    Heat butter in a pan. Add the butter and saute garlic. Once the raw flavor vanishes, add onions and peppers. Let them cook for a few minutes, then add corn and jalapenos. Add the marinara/ pizza sauce, cook on medium heat till the mixture becomes partially dry. Add the olives and basil leaves. Season with salt, pepper and oregano. Mix well and let it cool.

    Once the dough is almost double it's size in 45 minutes,  punch it down and knead it for 5 more minutes. Now line a cookie tray with nonstick spray or oil. 

    Divide the dough into equal sized parts. I made 22 out of my 3 cup dough. take one part, roll it out to a disc of 4-5 inches diameter. Add a tablespoon of the stuffing, a tablespoon of cheese and roll the dough to a smooth ball. Place it in the greased tray. Repeat for all the dough parts. Place all the buns in the tray, leaving some place between them. Brush them with little butter, and add oregano on top.

    Let the buns rest for 20-25 minutes till they rise. Preheat oven to 400 F/ 200 C. Place the tray in the preheated oven. Bake for 8-10 minutes till the tops are a little brown. 

    Remove and serve warm with marinara sauce on the side.

    More Breads

    • A tray filled with achari focaccia and some koro sambhar and oil on the side.
      Achari Focaccia
    • Pumpkin shaped rolls in a bowl with a small bowl with pepitas next to it.
      Vegan Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
    • Triangle parathas stacked in a blue plate with some Indian pickle and cilantro placed on top.
      Whole Wheat Triangle Parathas
    • Pav Bhaji Focaccia in tray
      Pav Bhaji Focaccia

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Sonal says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:11 pm

      Absolutely in love with these

      Reply
    2. Unknown says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:11 pm

      Wow , looks awsome . Can't wait to try .

      Reply
    3. Unknown says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:11 pm

      Awesome

      Reply
    4. Unknown says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:11 pm

      Superb.... Mouthwatering

      Reply
    5. Unknown says

      March 10, 2022 at 8:11 pm

      Looks Yummy....Very interesting and creative. Thanks for detailed recepie...☺

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    Primary Sidebar

    About Me

    Smruti headshot

    This blog is dedicated to one of my greatest passions, Cooking. I have always loved to cook, especially trying out some unconventional recipes.

    Learn more about me →

    Delicious sweets to enjoy!

    • Strawberry cheesecake ice cream in a green bowl topped with mint, strawberries and graham crackers.
      No-Churn Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
    • A brown plate with sooji halwa served topped with rose petals on top; with diyas on the background.
      Rava Sheera | Sooji Halwa
    • An oval bowl with carrot kheer; topped with nuts, rose petals and saffron with a spoon on the side and nuts in small bowls.
      Carrot Kheer ( Gajar Halwa Kheer)
    • Gulab Jamun cheesecake mix in phyllo cups topped with saffron and nuts.
      Gulab Jamun Cheesecake Bites
    • Ice Halva sheets placed on top of one another with diya and pistachios in the background.
      Bombay Ice Halva
    • Rava Ladoo in a plate topped with dried rose petals and silver foil with diyas in the background.
      Rava Ladoo

    Popular Recipes

    • Air Fryer noodles in a tray with vegetables
      Air Fryer Noodles
    • Rose Peda in plate
      Instant Rose Peda
    • Instant Pot Pickled Jalapeños
    • Front view of Papdi Chaat Dip
      Papdi Chaat Dip
    • Top view of chaat
      Khasta Kachori Chaat
    • glass with rose boba tea
      Rose Boba (Bubble) Tea

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility Policy

    Contact

    • Contact
    • About Me
    • Work with Me

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2025 Herbivorecucina.com