These Homemade Hot Pockets are the copycat version of the tasty microwavable turnovers, sold in the freezer section of most grocery stores!
“Crispy Buttery Seasoned Crust” on the cover of a Hot Pockets© box gave me the idea that hot pockets aren’t made from a pizza kind of dough, after all.
I really enjoy Hot Pockets, there’s just something about these frozen goodies that not only taste so yummy but satisfy a hungry appetite. After attempting to make these from pizza dough and coming out with something more of a calzone, I came to the thought that perhaps Hot Pockets are made from a pie crust kind of dough? After all, Hot Pocket dough does seem to be more on the thinner side and if they claim “buttery Seasoned Crust” then crust it may be. So butter and flour it is, to create these delicious stuffed pockets.
Ingredients for Hot Pockets:
Ingredients for Hot Pockets:- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for when kneading)
- 2/3 cup milk
- 6 tbsp butter, cold
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp baking powder
FILLING & TOPPING:
- 1/8 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 cup milk (for brushing)
- pepperoni
- mozzarella cheese
- pasta sauce
How to make Homemade Hot Pockets:
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer cut the butter into the flour.
2. Add the milk and stir with a spoon. Transfer butter/flour mixture to a stand mixer and knead for 5 minutes adding in more flour just until the dough doesn’t stick to the sides of the bowl. (Do not exceed more than a cup, add in flour by the tablespoon until it reaches the non-sticking point.)
3. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into a 20 by 12-inch rectangle.
5. Cut dough out into 8 squares with each measuring about 5 by 6-inches.
6. Fill each square with the desired filling and pinch down the edges to seal the dough.
7. Place pockets onto parchment paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
8. Brush pockets with milk and sprinkle with dry herbs (oregano, garlic powder, and parsley.)
9. Bake in a preheated 400F oven for 15 minutes.
How do you make Hot Pockets Crispy?
The secret lies in the dough! If you make a yeast-based dough it will be more like a calzone. This recipe is butter-based to create a crispy kind of crust like the frozen hot pockets.
Hot Pockets Recipe {CopyCat}
Ingredients
Buttery Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for when kneading)
- 2/3 cup milk
- 6 tbsp butter (cold)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp baking powder
Filling and Topping:
- 1/8 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 cup milk for brushing
- pepperoni
- mozzarella cheese
- pasta sauce
Instructions
How to Make Homemade Hot Pockets:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer combine the salt, baking powder, and flour. Cut the butter in.
- Add the milk and stir with a spoon. Knead for 5 minutes adding in more flour (just until the dough doesn't stick to the sides of the bowl.) Do not exceed more than a cup, add in flour by the tablespoon until it reaches the non-sticking point.)
- Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out into a 20 by 12-inch rectangle.
- Cut dough out into 8 squares with each measuring about 5 by 6-inches. Fill each square with the desired filling and pinch down the edges to seal the dough.
- Place pockets onto parchment paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Brush the hot pockets with milk and garnish with dry herbs (oregano, garlic powder, and parsley.) Bake in a preheated 400F oven for 15 minutes.
