Top tip: Make them vegetarian by replacing the pepperoni with 8 cooked, sliced mushrooms or 150g (5¼oz) cubed roasted squash.
Pizza pumpkins
These pizza pumpkins are a crowd-pleasing treat for Halloween!
Prep: 45 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total: 1 hr
Ingredients
- 350g strong white bread flour
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 sachet fast-acting yeast
- 200ml water
- 100g packet pepperoni slices
- 350g jar tomato pasta or pizza sauce
- 200g packet mozzarella cheese, drained and cut into 8 pieces
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp paprika
- fresh basil leaves, to decorate
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/390°F/gas mark 6. Tip the flour into a large bowl and stir in the sugar and yeast. Make a well in the middle and add the water, stir until all the flour has been mixed in and you have a soft dough.
Step 2
Turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic. Wash out the bowl, pop in the dough and cover with a tea towel, leave to rest for 5 minutes. Divide the dough into 8 pieces and roll out. Top each piece of dough with a slice of pepperoni, a spoonful of sauce, a piece of mozzarella and another slice of pepperoni.
Step 3
Bring the edges of the dough together, enclosing the filling and pinch well to seal. With the join underneath, tie a piece of string around the ball three times, twisting where it meets at the top and bottom. Pull the string just tight enough so the dough bulges slightly like the shape of a pumpkin.
Step 4
Mix the egg yolk and paprika and brush all over the pumpkins. Bake for 15 minutes until cooked through and golden. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before snipping the string and carefully removing. Garnish with basil leaves.
Recipe and image courtesy of the Easy Peasy Baking campaign, by UK Flour Millers, fabflour.co.uk/easy-peasy-baking/