🍕 Extra-Crispy Air-Fried Loaded Pizza Pinwheel Bites 🥓

A spectacular, high-impact snack that shrinks the savory, melted glory of a supreme brick-oven pizza into an absolute shatter-crunch swirl! By rolling a rich, low-moisture pepperoni and cheese matrix tightly inside thin sheets of artisan dough and enforcing an unyielding, herb-infused Parmesan breading matrix, we lock down the internal fats. Blasted under maximum-velocity convection heat, the outer layer rapidly dehydrates, setting into a rigid, micro-blistered mahogany armor that cracks loudly with an incredibly distinct snap. 😋✨

• ⏱️ Prep Time: 15 minutes (plus 15 minutes freezing time)

• 🍳 Cook Time: 8 minutes

• 🍽️ Servings: 3 servings (makes 9 loaded pinwheels)

🛒 Ingredients

• 1 sheet refrigerated thin-crust pizza dough or puff pastry 🫓

• 2 tablespoons thick pizza sauce (low-moisture paste style) 🥫

• 1/2 cup low-moisture part-skim Mozzarella cheese (finely shredded) 🧀

• 12 slices premium mini pepperoni (chopped fine and blotted dry) 🍕

• 1 egg (beaten smoothly with 1 tablespoon water; the structural glue) 🥚

• 1/3 cup cornstarch (the ultimate moisture-wicking primer) 🌾

• 3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs mixed with 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese 🍞🧀

• 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning & 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 🌿🧄

• Cooking oil spray (high-heat avocado or olive oil spray) 🛢️