Mini Cheese Pizza

Preparation Time: 2-3 hrs.                                        Cooking Time: 20-25 mins

Serve: 4-5

Ingredients:

• 224 g strong bread flour


• 120 ml warm water


• ½ tsp dried fast action yeast


• 1 tbsp olive oil


• ½ tsp of salt


•  1 packet of fresh mozzarella cheese


• 1 Large tomato

F0r Sauce

• 2 large ripe Tomato


• 1 large carrot chopped


• 1/2 cup chopped bottle gourd(optional)


• 2 pods Garlic


• 2-3 sprig of Basil leaves (or  1/2 tsp dried basil)


• 1/4 tsp  Red pepper(optional)

Method:

for Sauce:

1. In a pan add chopped tomato, carrot, gourd and little water and boil till vegetables turn soft.


2. Cool and puree in a blender.


3. Strain the puree from seed and tomato peels. Keep aside.


4. In a pan heat little olive oil and saute garlic in it.


5. Add puree and reduce the sauce till tomato is gone and puree is thick.


6. Add little salt, basil and red pepper.


7. Cool and Keep aside

Preparing Pizzas

1. Sift the strong bread flour into the mixing bowl


2. Then add the yeast and salt.


3. Add the water and oil, and stir the mixture together to form a dough.


4. Prepare a clean work surface. Sprinkle strong bread flour on the surface, and place the dough ready to knead.


5. Knead the dough for 8-10 minutes.


6. Oil the clean mixing bowl, place the dough in it. Put oil on the cling film and place oil side down on the bowl.


7. Leave for 45 minutes- 1 hour to allow the dough to rise.


8. Preheat the oven at 180 degree C .


9. Make your dough into any shape you wish your mini pizzas to be this could be rectangles, circles etc.


10. Then roll the edges to make a crust.


11. Spread the pizza suace on in a thick layer making sure it covers the dough.


12.  Slice the tomato and cut the cheese and add them to the pizza bases and further toppings if you wish.


13. Flour the baking tray and cook for 15 minutes.


14. Serve Hot.

Tips

• You can add different vegetable for puree to increase nutritional value. Kids won't find vegetable so they will be happy and you have hidden them and given them nutrition so you will be happy.


• Also you can add topping of your choice if kids love any.