Last year we did Christmas brownies 4 ways and when it first came out, it was one of the videos that has the most views.
It was one of the video's that kept us going, making more videos as it shows us someone out there is watching them.
So this year, we came up with this 2 way pizza bite, one vegetarian and the other classic pepperoni and cheese.
The colour combination just clicked pepperoni red is totally a stocking and spinach green is sure to be a christmas tree.
We made it bite size for our early get together but you sure could make a normal big size pizza and cut the shapes with a knife.
A big Christmas tree would be so cool, you can add a lot more different toppings as ornaments and put layers of mozzarella cheese to make it look like a snow covered tree.
Christmas with pizza? Best Xmas eva!!
Christmas Pizza Bites
Yields 24 bites
Ingredients
Dough:
85g (1/3 cup) Water
1g (1/4 tsp ) Active-dry yeast
140g (1 cup plus 2 tbsp) AP flour
Pinch of sugar
Pinch of salt
1g (1/2 tsp) Dried italian seasoning
Spinach cream sauce:
70g (1 cup packed) Spinach leaves
60g (1/4 cup) Water
28g (2 tbsp) Butter
55g (2 oz) Cream cheese, soften
1 clove of Garlic, finely grated
30g (1 oz) Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
2g (1/2 tsp) Dry parsley flakes
Black Pepper, to taste
Red pizza sauce (your favourite recipe/ store bought)
Topping:
Mozzarella cheese, grated
Pepperoni
Yellow bell pepper
Red bell pepper
Method
Spinach cream sauce
1. In a blender, blend water and spinach until really fine, sieve if needed
2. In a sauce pan, on medium heat, slowly heat butter until melted
3. Add in garlic and sauté for 30 seconds
4. Add in cream cheese and slowly drizzle in the spinach juice, stirring it continuously to make a smooth sauce
5. Let it boil for 1 minute, pour in the Parmigiano Reggiano and stir
6. Add in the dry parsley flakes and ground black pepper to taste
7. Stir the sauce and turn off the heat
8. Transfer into a container and let it cool to thicken
Pizza
1. Preheat the oven to 250°C (500°F)
2. In a small bowl, heat the water until lukewarm
3. Add the yeast to the water and stir to dissolve
4. Sprinkle a pinch of sugar in the mixture and let it sit for 5 minutes
5. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, salt, italian seasoning
6. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the yeast mixture
7. Stir with a spoon to combine everything together
8. When it comes together into a cohesive ball, knead the dough until all the flour is incorporated, it should feel smooth and elastic to the touch, a little moist and just slightly tacky
9. Divide the dough in two and cover with plastic wrap
10. Let is rest for 15 min, makes it easier to roll
11. Meanwhile, cut pepperoni, bell peppers into desired shapes and pattern
12. Starting with 1 portion of the dough, with a rolling pin, roll the dough into 6mm (1/4 inch) thick
13. Use a stocking-shaped cookie cutter to cut out as many base
14. Remove the scraps and form them into a ball and cover with plastic wrap
15. Spoon on the red pizza sauce into the center of base and use the back of a spoon to spread it out to the edges
16. Bake them for about 3 minutes
17. Remove the pizzas from the oven and sprinkle generous amount of mozzarella cheese on each one
18. Place the pepperoni on the cheese to make the design
19. Bake for 5 minutes, until edges are golden and cheese is bubbling
20. With the second portion, roll the dough into 6mm (1/4 inch) thick
21. Use a xmas tree-shaped cookie cutter to cut out as many base
22. Remove the scraps and combine with the first ball of scraps and cover with plastic wrap
23. Spoon on spinach sauce into the center of base and use the back of a spoon to spread it out to the edges
24. Bake them for about 3 minutes
25. Remove the pizzas from the oven and sprinkle a little mozzarella cheese on some to make snow topped trees
26. Place bell pepper cut outs as ornaments to make the design
27. Adhere a yellow bell pepper star to the tip with a little sauce
28. Bake for 5 minutes, until edges are golden and cheese is bubbling
29. Put them on a large platter and served hot
Tips
I. If you have a baking stone, put it on a rack in the lower-middle part of the oven before preheating
II. You can roll out the scraps to make more pizza bites or roll it in a circle to make a small pizza
III. For the green sauce you can go for store bought pesto but it will taste different, our sauce recipe is essentially a white sauce with a tint of spinach, makes a great vegetarian pizza
IV. You can use store bought pizza crust, our recipe is a thin crust, or you can opt for a homemade normal pizza dough
V. Spinach cream sauces yields a lot more than for the dough made, you can either make a pasta to finish it or make pizza dough to make delicious “dough > spinach cream > mozzarella > pepperoni” pizza
Inspired by Pillsbury’s website
Links to Supplies:
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| Xmas Cookie Cutter |
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| Nonstick Silpat for Kneading |
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| Carving Knife |
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| Pizza Stone |
Hope you guys enjoy this weeks [How To's]
See you next week :)
xo D
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