MEDITERRANEAN BITES: Mini Pizzas

среда, 16. јануар 2013.

Mini Pizzas

Everybody loves them, crunchy and rich with filling, mini pizzas are ideal for any gathering. Great solution for birthday parties, celebrations and especially for children’s birthdays. Excellent as a snack. This recipe takes a while to prepare, but once you take them out of the oven, you’ll put a smile on everyone’s face.

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Ingredients:

· Milk 300 ml /1.2 cups/

· Water 300 ml /1.2 cups/

· 1 dry active yeast 7g /2 teaspoons/

· Oil 150 ml / ½ cup/

· Salt 1 tablespoon

· Sugar 1 teaspoon

· All-purpose flour 1 kilo /2.2 pounds/

Pizza Topping:

· 3 egg yolks, beaten

· Sour cream 200 ml /1 cup/

· Butter, softened 100 g /3.5 oz/

· Ham, shredded 400 g /14 oz/

· Gouda cheese, shredded 500 g /17.6 oz/

· Mushrooms 700 g /25 oz/

· Pepperoni, chopped ½ cup

· Ketchup

· Oregano

Directions:

1. In a large bowl combine milk, water, flour, yeast, oil, salt and sugar. Knead the dough for 15 min until smooth and fluffy and doesn’t stick to a bowl.

2. Cover the dough with kithen towel and leave in a warm place to rise for at least 40 min.

3. When the dough is doubled, take out on a floured work sourface. Divide into 3 quarters.

4. Roll out each of the 3 balls with a rolling pin and use flour to prevent sticking. Spread pizza filling evenly on top of each rectangle.

5. Prepare filling in a bowl by combining egg yolk, sour cream, cheese and butter. First spread ketchup on each rectangle, spread filling over and toss ham, pepperoni and mushrooms equally. Sprinkle with oregano.

6. Roll up the filling inside the dough starting from ends. Roll the dough with your hands in jally roll fashion until you finish the entire rectangle of dough.

7. Cut the rolled dough into individual rolls with knife, making each pizza roll 3 cm /1 ½ inches/ thick.

8. Place in greased baking sheet and leave to rise for 30 min before baking.

9. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 min at 180 degree C /356 F/ until lightly browned.

Calories: 560

Preparation time: 2 hours | Bake time: 15 min | Serves: 10-15

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