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.
Ingredients
FOR THE PIZZA SAUCE
- 2 cups fresh tomato puree
- ¼ cup onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ¼ tsp red chilli flakes
FOR THE PIZZA POCKETS
- 397 g puff pastry thawed
- 1 cup mushrooms sautéed
- 1 small onion sliced
- 4-5 tbsp pizza sauce
- ½ cup cheese grated
- 1 tbsp milk
Instructions
PREPARATION OF THE PIZZA SAUCE
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onion and sauté till it becomes soft and translucent.
- Add the minced garlic and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add the tomato puree, salt and oregano.
- Mix well.
- Cover the pan, lower the heat and allow the sauce to cook till it becomes thick.
- Stir it in between so that it does not burn.
- Once the sauce becomes thick, remove it from the heat.
- Add the pepper powder and red chilli flakes. Mix well.
PREPARATION OF THE PIZZA POCKETS
- Preheat the oven to 200℃.
- Line a baking tray with some parchment paper.
- Before we bake the pizza pockets you must have the above sauce ready and cooled.
- Also have sautéed mushrooms ready. Heat oil in a wide pan over high heat. Add the mushroom slices.
- Add salt and mix well. Then allow the mushrooms to cook. Don't stir too often.
- Once cooked and they appear brownish, take the pan off the heat.
- Allow the mushrooms to cool down completely.
- Roll out the pastry to a thickness of ¼ inch.
- I had two pieces of the pastry which I rolled out to squares of 8 inches by 8 inches.
- Cut into squares of 4 inches by 4 inches. You will have 8 pieces in total.
- On 4 of the rolled out puff pastry pieces, smear about 1 tablespoon full of the pizza sauce. Don't smear till the edges.
- Top it with the sautéed mushrooms and sliced onions.
- Add about 2 tbsp of cheese or a bit more.
- Cover with the other pieces of the puff pastry.
- Press down the edges with your fingertip. Then press down with a fork.
- Prick the top pastry with the fork in several places.
- Brush with some milk or egg.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or till the pastries puff up and are golden brown in colour.
- Remove the tray from the oven.
- Serve Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets with some salad on the side.