Pizza-Stuffed Pumpkins
Recipe: https://recipestripper.com/recipes/d0544b00-97e3-436d-b5ea-554fcaff1078
Original source: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a62532175/best-pizza-stuffed-pumpkins-recipe/

These festive garlicky pumpkin-shaped pizza bites are stuffed with ricotta cheese, brushed with garlic butter, and served with a marinara dipping sauce.
Yield: 16
Prep time: PT45M
Cook time: PT0S
Total time: PT2H

Ingredients
- 2 c. (16 oz.) ricotta
- 1 c. shredded mozzarella
- 1/2 c. finely grated Parmesan
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1 (16.3-oz. tube) Pillsbury Grands Southern Homestyle Biscuits
- 4 tbsp.  unsalted butter
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2 tsp.  finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 tsp. paprika
- 16 (1"-long) thin pretzel sticks
- Marinara sauce, for serving
- Kitchen twine

Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, salt, and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Cut biscuits into 16 pieces; form each into a ball with your hands. Roll out each ball to a 3 1/2” to 4” round.
3. Place about 2 tsp. ricotta mixture in the center of round. Gather sides of dough; pinch to seal. Gently press down on dough to create a flat bottom. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining rounds. Refrigerate until cold, about 20 minutes.
4. Arrange a rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°. Cut 16 (17” to 20”)pieces of kitchen twine. On a cutting board, lay out 1 strip of twine. Place 1 piece of stuffed dough in the middle of twine. Loosely tie around dough, then flip and tie as if you were tying a bow around a gift. Turn dough and tie twine around. Repeat as needed for 6 sections total. Make a loose knot to secure. Trim off excess twine. Repeat with remaining stuffed dough and twine. Arrange on a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing 1” to 2” apart.
5. Bake pumpkins until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, in a small pot over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add garlic, parsley, and paprika and cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic is fragrant and slightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Let cool.
7. Brush pumpkins with garlic butter. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool. Carefully remove twine.
8. Insert a pretzel stick into top of each pumpkin. Serve with marinara sauce alongside.