Pizza Hearts
What better surprise for kids on Valentines day or a birthday, than creating their favourite food (aka pizza) in the shape of little hearts? Make these pizza hearts for the kids or with the kids to add a bit of fun into meal times.
Servings 15 mini pizzas
Ingredients
Pizza dough
- 375 grams plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 200 mls warm water
Pizza toppings
- 200 ml passata
- 200 grams cheddar cheese
- 200 grams mozzarella cheese
- 20 grams fresh spinach finely chopped
- 2 tomatoes sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt, maple syrup, olive oil and warm water. Knead gently until just combined.
- Spread the dough out on a floured work surface using a rolling pin.
- Cut heart shapes out of the dough with a heart shaped cookie cutter or a kitchen knife.
- Spread a tablespoon of passata across the base of each pizza heart.
- Add your chosen toppings including your cheeses. We have put some chopped spinach with grated cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, topped with a slice of fresh tomato.
- Bake on the top shelf for 12-15 minutes or until golden. Enjoy!