Pizza Balls from Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness Recipe (with Video)

For New York Pizza Dough
1. In a food processor, combine the bread flour, sugar, salt, and yeast.
2. In a large liquid measuring cup, combine the ice water and oil.
3. Pulse the flour mixture together a few times just to combine everything. With the machine running, stream the water and oil mixture through the feed tube and process until a ball of dough forms. This should give you a dough with a hydration of about 60%.
4. Lightly oil a container, a work surface, and your hands. Knead the dough until it cohesively comes together in a very soft and smooth mass. Form it into a taut ball then transfer to the oiled container and cover with a lid or inverted baking sheet. Let rise in the fridge overnight or up to 3 days to improve the dough’s texture and flavor.
For pizza sauce
1. Roughly puree the chopped tomatoes in a high-walled container until mostly smooth.
2. Heat the oil in a medium pot until shimmering. Then add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
3. Add the tomatoes, basil stem, salt, and oregano to the pot.
4. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat and continue cooking for 10-15 minutes or until thickened.
5. Reserve until ready to use.
For garlic herb oil
1. Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk to combine, then reserve until ready to use.
For garlic knot pizza balls
1. Divide the dough into 65 gram pieces, then shape the dough into balls.
2. Place the shaped dough into a lightly grease proofing box or a sheet tray lined with parchment paper. Loosely over the dough and allow them to proof at room temperature for 30-45 minutes, or until puffed.
3. Once proofed, shape the balls into logs about 8 inches long.
4. Tie each log into a knot, brush each knot with the Garlic Herb Oil mixture, and then transfer them back to the proofing box or sheet tray. Once again, loosely cover and allow the garlic knots to proof for 1 hour.
5. Towards the end of the proofing period, lightly grease a muffin tin with nonstick spray or extra garlic oil. Preheat the oven to 400 °F.
6. Once the garlic knots have proofed, carefully inject them with the Pizza Sauce.
7. Place the greased muffin tin in the oven for 10 minutes to preheat. Then carefully, transfer the filled garlic knots to the preheat muffin pan. Top with cheese and pepperoni, then return the pan to the oven and bake until the garlic knots are cooked through (~210°F internal temperature) and the cheese has fully melted.
8. Allow the pizza balls to cool slightly before consuming!