Pizzetta Squares
by Tarla Dalal
Pizzettas are little individual pizzas from Sicily. They are nothing more than tiny pizza bread squares. Here they are given a whole new appeal by topping with freshly made sun-dried tomato pesto, fresh green basil leaves and caramelised onions.
Of course, no pizza ever seems complete without mozzarella cheese. You can use ready-made mini pizza bases for this recipe, but we all know nothing tastes as good as home-made bread.
This is one of my favourite snacks. It tastes great with lots of mozzarella and crusty Italian bread.
You can also try other recipes like Pizza Twists or Pizza Puff .
Pizzetta Squares recipe - How to make Pizzetta Squares
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Baking Time: 4 minutes Baking Temperature: 200°C (400°F). Total Time:
Makes 20 servings
1 recipe basic pizza base
1 recipe sun-dried tomatoes pesto
2 large onions , thinly sliced
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves , chopped
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese or grated processed cheese
1 tsp olive oil or oil
salt to taste
- Main procedure
- Place one pizza base on a greased baking tray. Prick with a fork at regular intervals.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 10 minutes or until the base is evenly browned.
- Repeat for the remaining dough to make one more pizza base.
- Cut each pizza base into 10 pieces approximately 50 mm. X 50 mm. (2" x 2").
- Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the onions and salt and sauté till the onions are golden brown. Remove and keep aside.
- Spread a little sun-dried tomato pesto on each of the pizza base squares.
- Top each pizza square with the onions, basil and grated cheese.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°c (400°f) for 3 to 4 minutes or till the cheese has melted. Serve hot.