Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets

Recipe: Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets

Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets are like mini pizzas with your favourite toppings wrapped in a crispy, flaky pastry.  Hubby and I love these pockets as we are able to combine our two favourites – pizza and puff pastry.

 

Sharing Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets Recipe With Sunday Funday Group

For this weekend Amy suggested “Let’s make pizza! Share your favourite homemade pizza or a twist on pizza using classic pizza ingredients in another dish!”  I opted for a twist of the pizza by including our favourite toppings in a puff pastry. Initially, I wanted to make actual pizza but I couldn’t stop thinking of the pizza pockets we get as a snack on the British Airways flight. I simply love them. Generally, most people don’t like flight food but I must admit I love their pizza pockets. For the vegetarians we usually get a Margherita one made with shortcrust pastry. I simply had bake them for this theme but replacing the shortcrust pastry with puff or flaky pastry.

 

Some Different Pizza Recipes

 

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• Sneha’s Recipe: Keto Cottage Cheese Pizza 
• Food Lust People Love: Leftover Pizza Pizza Salad 
• Sids Sea Palm Cooking: Pizza Dip 
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Potato and Rosemary Pizza 
• Mayuri’s Jikoni: Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets
•  Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Roasted Garlic Alfredo Pizza 
• Culinary Cam: The Elusive, Enjoyable Gluten-Free Pizza 
• Sizzling Tastebuds: Turkish Pide

 

A Bit About The Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets

• First of all, make them any shape you desire, square, rectangle, triangle.
• Don’t be tempted to add too much filling as during baking it will ooze out.
• Add vegetables, meat of your choice. Can add bell peppers, olives, etc.
• Make sure the pizza sauce is not watery at all.
• Work with cold puff pastry.
• I usually put the pockets in the freezer for 10-20 minutes before baking. This makes them more flakier.

 

 

Ingredients Required For Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets

For The Pizza Pockets

Puff Pastry

Also known as flaky pastry. I like to buy the readymade one. If you wish you can make your own at home. Make sure the pastry is cold. I usually leave it overnight in the fridge and remove it just before required.

Pizza Sauce

I make my pizza sauce at home. It is not difficult at all. It is better than slathering pizzas with ketchup. As we are going to spread the sauce over puff pastry, it is best that it is thick and not watery. If you use ready made sauce, use a good quality flavourful one.

Mushrooms

Mushrooms is our favourite topping for pizza. The more the better. So that the pastry does not get all soggy on baking, I saute the mushrooms with some garlic and butter. This makes the pockets even more flavourful. Can use any mushrooms of your choice.

Onion

I will be using a few slices of red onion. Add any onion of your preference.

Cheese

Grated cheese of your choice. I used a combination of cheddar and mozzarella cheese. Add any cheese of your choice.

Milk

Or egg, for brushing on top. I have used  milk.

For The Pizza Sauce

Fresh Tomato Puree

Can use freshly processed tomatoes, canned or passata. I have used passata.

Onion

Peel and finely chop any onion of your choice – red, white or yellow. We need about ¼ cup for the sauce.

Garlic

Peel and mince about 2-3 cloves of garlic. We need about 1 tbsp minced.

Olive Oil

To saute the onion and garlic.

Salt

Add according to your taste.

Black Pepper

Freshly cracked black pepper adds flavour.

Oregano 

I have used dried oregano. Can add any herbs of your choice.

Chilli Flakes

Add according to your taste or can omit.

 

 

 

 

 

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