Quick Bites - Chrusties! Inspired by Chancey's of Radford, VA

Good morning everyone and welcome to another brand new Quick Bite! This one is all for Rebecca as, not wanting to have a third pizza a few weekends ago, she pulled up a recipe for "Chrusties," which was her favorite snack made by Chancey's- a pizzeria in Radford, VA back when she attended Radford University. The ultimate late-night bite for college kids, it's sort of like if you make a pizza like a cinnamon roll- and the results are PHENOMENAL! Crispy and packed with flavor and cheesy goodness. I'm so grateful to Rebecca for introducing me to a nostalgic favorite. Do you have a favorite go-to late-night snack from your college days? Let me know on social media @nikoliskitchen! Thank you so much for going on this journey with me.

 

Chrusties! Inspired by the snack once made at Chancey's of Radford, VA.

1 pizza dough (mine was homemade)
3 c shredded mozzarella cheese
2 c basil, roughly chopped
1/2 stick unsalted butter
10 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 red onion, finely diced
2 t Dried oregano
Salt
Pepper

Preheat oven to 400°. 
Roll your pizza dough out into a large rectangle (mine was about the size of a normal-sized cookie sheet).
Melt your butter and brush it onto the crust.
Sprinkle on salt, pepper, and dried oregano.
Sprinkle your cheese and basil over the top of the crust.
Sprinkle onion and garlic over the crust.
Roll the crust up tightly (as if rolling up cinnamon roll dough). 
Pinch the seam together along the lengthwise portion (don't close up the ends).
Cut the roll into 1 to 1-1/2 inch pieces (we ended up with around a dozen or so). 
Spray a baking tray with cooking spray or line with a sheet of parchment paper.
Place the rolls on a baking sheet filling side up and bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes. They'll be beautifully golden brown on the top and you should see the cheese bubbling out a bit.
Serve immediately!

Baking instructions (basically the time & temp as well as the butter) taken from https://www.macheesmo.com/chanceys-crusties/. The recipe is based mostly on what we had on-hand at the time and what Rebecca remembered. I can't wait to make them again- based on my research there are a ton of varieties you can make!

 

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