Quick flaky pizza


Quick flaky pizza
This pizza with a difference has a thin puff-pastry base instead the traditional dough.

Apart from this small refinement, the basic elements you would expect are all there: tomato sauce, a variety of toppings and fresh basil leaves.
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Last modified on: September 26th 2018
For 4 people, you will need:

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 25 min.
All in all: 40 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Quick flaky pizza
Fry 50 g ham in 1 tablespoon olive oil until lightly browned.Set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Quick flaky pizza
Preheat the oven to 460°F (240°C).

Roll out 200 g puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) on a baking sheet.If your pastry comes with a sheet of paper, leave it on this.

Prick all over with a pique-vite (pastry pricker).

Stage 3 - 3 min.
Quick flaky pizza
Spread 120 g tomato sauce (for pizzas) evenly over the pastry, leaving a quarter inch (0.5 cm) bare around the edge. Scatter 1 tablespoon herbes de Provence over.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Quick flaky pizza
Arrange the ham on top and any other toppings you would like.

I've added chorizo here...

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Quick flaky pizza
...some finely diced mozarella...

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Quick flaky pizza
...goat's cheese, mushrooms, etc.

Stage 7 - 20 min.
Quick flaky pizza
Bake right away in a really hot oven, and near the bottom of the oven rather than in the middle.

As soon as the pizza is cooked, take it out of the oven, drizzle a little herb olive oil over and scatter a few fresh basil leaves on top.

Serve immediately.
Remarks
This is typically something to make after a pizza party: if you have leftover ingredients from your last batch of pizzas, but no more dough and really can't face making any more, a bit of puff pastry and you're good to go.
Keeping: Should be eaten immediately.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe150 RDI=60 %820 RDI=80 %830 RDI=130 %1,720 RDI=90 %7,200 RDI: 90 %
Per 100 g20 RDI=9 %140 RDI=10 %140 RDI=20 %290 RDI=10 %1,200 RDI: 10 %
Per person40 RDI=10 %200 RDI=20 %210 RDI=30 %430 RDI=20 %1,800 RDI: 20 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, milk, Sulfites, Celery
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 3.60 €
  • Per person : 0.90 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)
Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée)

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Tomato sauce (for pizzas)
Tomato sauce (for pizzas)

You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Brussels sprouts à la Lombarde, Baker's pizza, Lumberjack turnovers, Fine multi-tomato tart, ... See them all 6

Chorizo
Chorizo

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