Snowball Fight Pizza Bites

Procedure

1. Warm up the dough. Let the pizza dough sit, covered, at room temperature for 15 minutes so it stretches without fighting back. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and cut the mozzarella into 24 cubes.⏱ 15:00
2. Make the garlic butter. Stir the garlic and oregano into the melted butter. Brush a 10-inch (25 cm) cast-iron skillet or a 9-inch (23 cm) round cake pan with 1 tablespoon of it.
3. Divide. Dust the counter with the all-purpose flour and cut the dough into 24 equal pieces, about ⅔ ounce (19 g) each.
4. Stuff and seal. Flatten each piece into a 2½-inch (6 cm) round. Set a mozzarella cube and 2 or 3 mini pepperoni in the center, pull the dough up around them and pinch the seam tightly shut, then roll gently into a ball. A sealed seam keeps the cheese inside.
5. Roll in snow. Put the Parmesan in a shallow bowl. Dip each ball in the garlic butter, roll it in the Parmesan and nestle it seam side down in the pan, packed snugly in rings.
6. Bake the drift. Bake until puffed and deep golden and the center bites read 190°F (88°C), 22 to 26 minutes. Brush with any remaining garlic butter. Meanwhile, warm the marinara sauce in a small saucepan. Cool the snowballs 5 minutes; the cheese inside is molten.⏱ 26:00⏱ 5:00
7. Crown the Captain. Push the 2 pretzel sticks into one snowball like antennae: that one is the Captain. Serve with the warm marinara for dunking. Whoever pulls the Captain picks the next game.