Pizza Whirls
Pizza is a yummy tea time treat. These whirls are ideal for dinner or you can leave them to cool and take them out for a picnic.
Ingredients​
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Pizza dough
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250g Plain Flour, plus extra for kneading and rolling out
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1 Tsp dried active Baking Yeast
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1 pinch salt
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200ml warm Water
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1 Tbsp Olive Oil
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Tomato sauce
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4 Tbsp Tomato Puree
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½ Tsp Oregano
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¼ Tsp Salt
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¼ Tsp Pepper
Toppings
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It is entirely up to you. Traditionally pizzas have mozzarella cheese. We used a combination of Mozzarella and cheddar.
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You can also add any cooked meat or vegetables
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What do we need?
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Weighing scales
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Fork
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Measuring jug
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One large bowl
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One small bowl
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Cheese grater
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Tablespoon
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Teaspoon
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Rolling pin
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Chopping board
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Table knife
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Baking tray
What do we do?
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Put the yeast into the warm water and put to one side.
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Measure the flour and salt into a bowl
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Stir in the water and olive oil
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Turn the dough onto a floured surface. Use a little more flour to knead the dough and make it smooth
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Cover the dough and leave to rest for 15 minutes
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Mix the ingredients for the tomato sauce in a small bowl
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Divide the dough in half and roll out to make a rectangle
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Spread the tomato sauce over the pizza base, layer on the mozzarella cheese and add any other toppings you would like
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Take the longest edge and start rolling the pizza up until you have a big swiss roll shape
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Cut the roll of pizza into 1½ inch or 2cm pieces
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Put each piece onto the baking tray with the swirl facing upwards, push down slightly with your hand
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To cook your pizza whirls
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Preheat the oven to 200 C / Gas 6
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Bake in the preheated oven until the pizza whirl is puffed and golden, which should take about 15 minutes
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Property of Cooking Pioneers
Tia's tip
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If you don't like tomato sauce on your pizza try swapping it for BBQ
