Pizza Puffs

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 egg whites
• 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 8 ounces mozzarella cheese, well chilled, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 small onion, halved (about 2 ounces()
• 1 1/2 ounces piece pepperoni, halved
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 8 slices french bread, lightly toasted (or italian bread)

Recipe

• 1 place egg whites in the work bowl of a food processor with the steel blade and whip 8 seconds.
• 2 with machine running, pour vinegar through feed tube and continue processing until whites are stiff, about 45 seconds.
• 3 using rubber spatula,gently transfer egg whites to 1-quart mixing bowl; do not wash out processor work bowl.
• 4 combine cheese, onion, pepperoni,basil, oregano and salt in work bowl and blend 10 seconds, stopping once to scrape down sides of work bowl. add mayonnaise and blend 5 seconds.
• 5 add 1/4 of egg whites and mix, using 2 on/off turns.
• 6 add remaining egg whites.
• 7 run spatula around edge of work bowl then blend using 3 on/off turns.
• 8 run spatula around edge of work bowl again and mix using 1 more on/off turn.
• 9 preheat broiler.
• 10 spread 2 teaspoons tomato paste over each slice of bread.
• 11 mound 1/4 cup cheese mixture on each;arrange on baking sheet.
• 12 broil 6 inches from heat source until tops are puffed and golden, about 3 1/2 to 4 minutes.
• 13 serve immediately.