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Cornbread Pizza

The American staple cornbread is usually cooked in the oven. This pan version is like a large pancake, but fluffier. Making it into a pizza is just something fun for the children to do, but they will need help with transferring things from the hot pan.

Tia's tip

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I like a BBQ sauce base instead of tomato. 

Ingredients​ (serves two)

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Cornbread 

  • 85ml Buttermilk

  • 1 Tbsp Vegetable oil

  • 1 egg

  • 1 Tsp Sugar

  • 75g Yellow Cornmeal or Polenta

  • 1/2 Tsp Salt

  • 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder

  • 2 Tsp Vegetable oil, for the pan

 

Pizza Topping

  • 2 Tbsp Tomato puree

  • ¼ Tsp Oregano

  • 1/8 Tsp Garlic paste

  • 2 Tbsp water

  • 50g Cheese

  • ½ Pepper

  • 8 slices Pepperoni

1 Tsp Oil

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What do we need?

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  • Frying pan

  • Chopping board

  • Sharp knife

  • Grater

  • Spatula

  • Tablespoon

  • Teaspoon

  • Fork

  • One large mixing bowl 

  • One small mixing bowl

  • Weighing scales 

  • Measuring jug

What do we do?

                     

Making the Cornbread

  • Put the cornmeal, sugar, salt, and baking soda into the large bowl and stir. 

  • Add the buttermilk, egg and the oil into the medium bowl and whisk with the fork. 

  • Put the frying pan onto the stove over a medium heat. 

  • Add a little oil to the frying pan. 

  • When the oil is hot, pour in the cornmeal batter.

  • Cook for 3 minutes then carefully turn the bread over and cook for a further minute.

  • Remove from the pan and place on a plate.

 

Preparing the pizza toppings

  • Mix the tomato puree, oregano, garlic and water in the small bowl. Stir well.

  • Grate the cheese

  • Cut the pepper into small cubes.

 

Finishing the pizza

  • Put the pan back on the stove and add the oil.

  • Add the pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes.

  • While the pepper is cooking, spread the tomato sauce over the cornbread on one side.

  • Turn the stove down to minimum.

  • Place the slices of pepperoni around the pan on top of the pepper.

  • Put the cheese on top of the pepperoni – you need to work quickly at this point!

  • Tip the cornbread into the pan on top of the cheese – tomato side down.

  • Put a plate over the top of the frying pan and flip it over so you can see the pepper and pepperoni on top of your pizza!

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