Cookery corner - homemade pizza
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
This is a great meal for young children to help with. You can prepare all the ingredients and have them in bowls on the table for children to add their own toppings
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Ingredients
For the base:
- You can buy ready-made pizza bases, or just use a pitta bread or even bagels. Be creative– this is a dinner but also a fun activity for children to enjoy.
- Passata
For the toppings:
Add whatever toppings you fancy. Some colourful suggestions might be:
- Chopped tomatoes (red and yellow)
- Grated cheddar
- Mozzarella
- Black olives, halved
- Sweetcorn
- Ham/pepperoni/cooked sausage, chopped into chunks
- Pineapple
- Red onion, sliced
- Chopped peppers (red, yellow and green)
- Sprouting broccoli
Method
- Spread the passata on your chosen base
- Add whatever toppings you fancy
- Pop in the oven for 10 mins at 200° (180° for fan-assisted ovens) – keep an eye on it!
- Remember which pizza belongs to which child, and enjoy
Recipe courtesy of Rosebud Nanny Agency in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and South Cambridgeshire.