During a trip to the high street last week, for a bit of
non-essential spending, I was alerted to something that made my skin crawl.
Anyone whose read my blog before will know that I’m definitely not a pizza snob. I’ve had more than my fair few slices
of dirty pizza, some so bad that the Italians would consider revoking my
entrance into their wnderful country. But THIS (what can only be describe as a
pizza mutilation) THIS really pushed me over the edge. It was Pizza Hut’s
latest offering, the cheeseburger pizza crust. I
mean, Jesus, the over styled picture doesn’t even do it any favours, can you
imagine what it looks like in real life? If anyone has actually
dared to tried this beast, and wants to prove me wrong, I’d love for you to get
in touch. Surely I can’t be alone here, can I?? Even there smug slogan makes me
feel nauseous. “All the fun without the bun.” I would have loved to
be a fly on the wall for that moment of creative marketing genius…
That
said, me and bread do have a bit of a problem, the problem is I can’t stop
eating it. Similarly I seem to have this problem with pizza too, hardly a
shocker really seeing as the main element to a pizza is dough. I had an idea
for these cool little pizza buns when I was hungry the other day so decided to
give them a go and guess what…..THEY. ARE. AMAZING. Having said that they are
highly addictive, I can’t promise you that you wont eat them all before anyone
else even gets a look in, hell I almost didn’t get the pictures taken. I use a
pack of bread mix, it makes this recipe really easy and it’s the perfect amount
of dough too, but you could make the dough from scratch if you want to.
In
all seriousness these are prefect to take to work or make a great lunchbox
treat for the small fry’s to take to school. Just don’t blame me when at 3am
you find yourself in the kitchen rooting through your child’s lunchbox….
Pizza
Buns
Makes
about 12
500g
pack ciabatta bread mix, I like Wrights, it always works.
Oil
for greasing
About
300g tomato sauce, make your own (I did, obvs) or use ready made pasta sauce or
passata if you like. Decisions, decisions.
abut 200g Mozzarella
cheese, controversially I use the one that comes in a big lump, think it’s
called mozzarella pizza cheese. I wouldn’t normally BUT this is better than the balls of
mozzarella as they are quite wet and make these buns a bit
soggy.
Grated
parmesan, about 25g
Fresh
basil, oregano, chilli flakes, sea salt and pepper
Toppings:
You can leave them as they are or add whatever
toppings you like, I went for ham and sweetcorn but try tuna, olives,
anchovies, capers, sundried tomatoes, fresh chilli, spinach, pepperoni (you get
the picture) Don’t overfill though or they wont roll up…
1
Make up the dough following packet instruction, knead for 5-10 mins, then leave
in an oiled bowl, covered with oiled cling film (or I use a clean shower cap)
in a warm place, until doubled in size. About an hour.
2
Get all your toppings ready now, I grate half of the mozzarella and cut the
other half into cubes, so you get the odd pocket of melted cheese.
3
Roll out the dough to a rectangle shape, on oiled non-stick paper as big as you
can get it without the dough being too thin. Spread on the sauce then scatter
on toppings, cheese first. Roll up from the longest side upwards, use the paper to
help you get it really tight, seal the ends with some oil to help them stick.
4
Using a sharp oiled knife trim the very ends then cut into about 12. Oil a
pizza tray and a small sandwich tin and arrange the rolls in a circle, with one
In the middle. Cover with oiled cling and leave in a warm place, until the have
grown about ½ as big again, about 45 mins.
5
Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put in the oven, then turn down to
200C/180C/gas 6 and cook for 14-16 mins, until puffed up and golden. Allow to cool
a little before eating (if you can, good luck!)
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