Is a pizza stone necessary for this recipe?
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Hi. I want to make this "taco ring" recipe.
This is a pampered chef recipe that looks pretty and is super easy to make. This recipe makes 16 rolls. Also if you dont want to try and get the shape right you can also use a 9X13 and do a single flat layer of crescent rolls, then the meat mixture and then a layer of crescent rolls. To serve cut into squares. Not as pretty but you may find it more simple to do.
Ingredients:
3/4 lb lean ground beef or turkey
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese (4oz.)
2 tablespoons water
2 (8 ounce) packages refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
1 medium bell pepper
1 cup salsa
3 cups lettuce, shredded
1 medium tomato
1/2 cup pitted ripe olives (optional)
sour cream (optional)
Directions:
Cook ground turkey/beef in large skillet over medium heat 7-9 minutes or until it's no longer pink; drain.
Stir in taco seasoning mix, cheese and water.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Unroll crescent dough;separate into triangles.6
Arrange triangles in a circle on Classic Round Pizza Stone with wide ends overlapping in center and points toward outside.
(There should be a 5 inch diameter opening in center.)
Scoop meat mixture evenly onto widest end of each triangles up over filling and tuck under wide ends of dough at center of ring.
(Filling will not be completely covered).
Bake at 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Shred Lettuce,and chop tomato,onion,and olives,and bell pepper if desired.
If you want to do something fancy, scoop out a bell pepper and fill with salsa and put into center of ring.
Add your toppings to top of ring and finish with more shredded cheese and sour cream.
This is great with a salad.
It says to cook it on a "classic round pizza stone". Do you think I could just cook it on a pan or do you have any suggestions on what to use? Otherwise, although i'd rather have an answer to my first question, is there a common store I could get a pizza stone at (something like target or kohls or something, although neither of them have one in stores). Thanks.
You don't need a pizza stone. A cookie sheet or a 9 x 13 should work.
One of the advantages of a pizza stone is the ability for it to hold heat. This is acheived by preheating the stone in the oven.
However, the recipe is using the stone as a baking sheet so any benefits are in some respects minimized.
That's why you don't really need a pizza stone.
You can find pizza stones in most stores… Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl's… prices average around $20.
June 28th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
You don't need a pizza stone. A cookie sheet or a 9 x 13 should work.
One of the advantages of a pizza stone is the ability for it to hold heat. This is acheived by preheating the stone in the oven.
However, the recipe is using the stone as a baking sheet so any benefits are in some respects minimized.
That's why you don't really need a pizza stone.
You can find pizza stones in most stores… Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl's… prices average around $20.
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June 28th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
You don't need a stone to cook this on, but you'll have to watch so as not to burn the bottom of the ring – crescent rolls usually don't bake for 30 minutes. This is why the stone is better to use, but it is not essential.
If you are going to purchase a stone, I would recommend that you get a Pampered Chef one because the ones in Kohl's, BB&Beyond, Target, etc are usually not made for anything except for "dry" bread or dough and not good to use with oily or fatty things like the crescent rolls. They tend to absorb the oils and not release them when cleaned so they end up becoming rancid-smelling. You can contact me through my profile if you're interested in getting a Pampered Chef stone. I will be happy to give you any more information you would like to have about our stoneware so that you can make an educated decision.
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Pampered Chef consultant for 10 years