Wheels on the Bus is indeed pizza dough.

It's a concept rather than a recipe. You can put ANYhting into it and make the dough thick or thin. The main thing is good stretchy dough so the roll-up will hold the stuffings closely, and not trying to pack in too thick a stuffing. Just try it with a usual pizza recipe, but make the dough square.

Leave one edge naked, to seal well at the end of the rollup, but when the pizza is decorated, roll it up tight, slice it into sections that will hold together when set flat, and let it all rise. Then bake. If you make the sections too thick you'll need to turn them over once during the baking. If you use a lot of cheese it will ooze out the bottoms and make a toasted-cheese base. But it's all good. Leftovers go well in there.

The first one he made per my request included crispy, flash-fried shredded onions in the filling, and all the minced beef ended up in the center of the rollup looking like a chewy center. The next one he made, for himself, was a wet mess loaded with prosciutto because he's a sauce lover. It's all good.

They're fine alone, and/or great with a dipping sauce that contrasts with the fillings. Like applesauce for a pork sausage, or a hollandaise for a fishy one (for the lemon), etc. Just play! Lump crab was yummy.....

It could be done with dessert items too of course, meatless.

Or a holiday one with mincemeat.....

It's an adaptation of another local delicacy called Bocaccino's. (Bo-kah-chee-no) Which I believe is "Little Mouthful."

Size also can vary from cocktail munchy-tiny with thin dough to a plate-sized giant.

The big ones squash when sliced, but if sections are gently pushed back into circles, the rising takes care of most of the fall-apart, and toothpicks or cotton string may come in handy at first makings. Don't crowd the baking sheet-- they need a little room to expand and heat evenly.

Just think truck tires and what kind of bus you need to drive or ride in on any given day-- and stuff these accordingly. Be sure to make as many as your bus needs, to get you there, and don't forget the spare. :~)


~Susan