Pizzette

Ingredients

• 500 gms – 1.1 lbs. flour
• 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp of salt
• 250 ml – 8.5 oz. lukewarm water
• 1 sachet of dry yeast (7 gms – 1/4 oz.)
• 1 tbsp of sugar
• 150 ml – 5 oz. tomato purée
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3/4 tbsp oregano
• 300 gms – 10.5 oz. shredded mozzarella
• Green olives (1/2 olive per piece)
• 40 gms – 1.5 oz. ham

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Pizza Dough ---

2. 2

   Prepare the pizza dough.

3. 3

   In the meantime, prepare your tomato sauce by mixing the purée with salt, extra virgin olive oil and oregano. Keep it aside.

4. 4

   --- Toppings ---

5. 5

   In this case, I have used ham and green olives. Simply slice them and keep aside.

6. 6

   When the dough has risen, divide into 15 equal balls and flatten them with your palm. They have to be about 1.2 cm – ½ inch thick.

7. 7

   Place them on a baking tray covered with baking paper and spoon the tomato sauce on the top.

8. 8

   Bake in a preheated fan forced oven at 190°C – 375°F for 15 minutes or until the pizza base is cooked.

9. 9

   Then take them out, add the shredded mozzarella first and then the other toppings.

10. 10

    Put the pizzette back in the oven and broil them for 5 minutes or until the cheese has melted and has become golden brown.

11. 11

    Let them cool down… and serve.