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

• 2 cups fresh tomato puree
• 1/4 cup onion (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp garlic (minced)
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp red chilli flakes
• 397 g puff pastry (thawed)
• 1 cup mushrooms (sautéed)
• 1 small onion (sliced)
• 4-5 tbsp pizza sauce
• 1/2 cup cheese (grated)
• 1 tbsp milk

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- PREPARATION OF THE PIZZA SAUCE ---
2. 2Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
3. 3Add the chopped onion and sauté till it becomes soft and translucent.
4. 4Add the minced garlic and stir fry for 1 minute.
5. 5Add the tomato puree, salt and oregano.
6. 6Mix well.
7. 7Cover the pan, lower the heat and allow the sauce to cook till it becomes thick.
8. 8Stir it in between so that it does not burn.
9. 9Once the sauce becomes thick, remove it from the heat.
10. 10Add the pepper powder and red chilli flakes. Mix well.
11. 11--- PREPARATION OF THE PIZZA POCKETS ---
12. 12Preheat the oven to 200℃.
13. 13Line a baking tray with some parchment paper.
14. 14Before we bake the pizza pockets you must have the above sauce ready and cooled.
15. 15Also have sautéed mushrooms ready. Heat oil in a wide pan over high heat. Add the mushroom slices.
16. 16Add salt and mix well. Then allow the mushrooms to cook. Don't stir too often.
17. 17Once cooked and they appear brownish, take the pan off the heat.
18. 18Allow the mushrooms to cool down completely.
19. 19Roll out the pastry to a thickness of ¼ inch.
20. 20I had two pieces of the pastry which I rolled out to squares of 8 inches by 8 inches.
21. 21Cut into squares of 4 inches by 4 inches. You will have 8 pieces in total.
22. 22On 4 of the rolled out puff pastry pieces, smear about 1 tablespoon full of the pizza sauce. Don't smear till the edges.
23. 23Top it with the sautéed mushrooms and sliced onions.
24. 24Add about 2 tbsp of cheese or a bit more.
25. 25Cover with the other pieces of the puff pastry.
26. 26Press down the edges with your fingertip. Then press down with a fork.
27. 27Prick the top pastry with the fork in several places.
28. 28Brush with some milk or egg.
29. 29Bake for 25-30 minutes or till the pastries puff up and are golden brown in colour.
30. 30Remove the tray from the oven.
31. 31Serve Puff Pastry Pizza Pockets with some salad on the side.