Puff Pastry Pizza Scrolls

Defrosted puff pastry dough

½ tsp garlic salt

1 tsp dried basil

1 cup grated Mozzarella cheese

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese / Cheddar

½ cup topping of your choice

1 cup Pizza Sauce / Tomato-based sauce

 

Preheat oven to 220 oC. 

Roll out dough, brush with sauce, add toppings and cheese, carefully roll up, slice, place in oven pan / dish and bake for about 12 - 15 min, or till they are golden and

crispy.

Serve with a lovely fresh green salad.

Recipe: https://nutrition2nourishflourish.com/pizza-pinwheels/ 

Photo:  Alma Pretorius 

 

Chicken Pita Pizza

Pita breads

Tomato sauce / ketchup / tomato relish/pizza sauce

Cooked chicken, cubed

Grated cheese

Pizza spices (or just mixed herbs)

 

Preheat oven to 240 oC.    Lay pita breads out on baking sheets. Spread tomato sauce, to taste, over each round. Season to taste with spices/herbs. Spoon on the chicken and sprinkle on cheese as desired.

 

Bake for about 15 minutes or until the crust is crisp and the cheese is melted and browned in spots.   Serve immediately with salad / raw vegetables.

Recipe and photo:  Alma Pretorius 

 

Muffin pan mini pizza

 

Makes 16 

 

Pizza dough*(recipe below) – or store bought

Mozzarella cheese, grated

Cheddar / Gouda cheese, grated

Salami slices, cut smaller

Sliced olives

Ketchup mixed with crushed garlic and chilies

Muffin pans

Olive oil

Preheat oven to 200 oC.  Cut your pizza dough into 16 pieces.  Pour few drops of olive oil in muffin pan’s holes.  Plop in a pizza dough, with your fingers stretch it carefully out onto the bottom and sides. 

Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese, add salami and olives, few drops of the Ketchup, top with Cheddar cheese.  Bake for 12 minutes.  Let stand in pan for 5 minutes.

Recipe and photo:  Alma Pretorius

PIZZA DOUGH

1 and 1/3 cup self raising flour

1/2 cup milk

2 tablespoons olive oil

Salt

In food processor with dough hook, mix together till it forms a ball.  Remove and keep in closed plastic container at room temperature for a few hours.

 

PUFF PASTRY PIZZA WITH MEATBALLS

Serves 4

1 roll puff pastry, defrosted, kept in fridge

450 g Eskort mini meatballs, defrosted

Pizza sauce

Fresh baby spinach leaves

Sliced mushrooms

Fresh basil leaves

Grated cheese

 

Preheat oven to 200 oC.  On a floured baking sheet, unroll the puff pastry – DON’T ROLL IT OUT WITH ROLLING PIN – just unroll it from the blue plastic.  With a knife, LIGHTLY (NOT THROUGH TO THE BOTTOM) score a border on all the sides – prick the inside part of the pastry, brush with pizza sauce.  Place meatballs on top, then the baby spinach leaves and sliced mushrooms and top with grated cheese.  Bake for 30 minutes.  Top with fresh basil leaves.

Recipe and photo:  Alma Pretorius