Pizza Rolls: An Easy Recipe For An Aperitif
Looking for an original and easy idea for a festive aperitif? Try our recipe for ham and mozzarella pizza rolls! As the name suggests, these little individual pizzas are prepared like a simple rolled cake, with a roll of ready-to-use pizza dough. With their fun shape and versatile toppings, they're a family favorite. We explain how to prepare them step by step.
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients needed to make pizza rolls for 4-6 people:
one roll of pizza dough
200 g of well-reduced homemade tomato sauce
4 slices of cooked ham
one ball of mozzarella cheese
dried oregano
To note: this ham and cheese version is sure to please the kids. But of course you can adapt the toppings of these individual pizzas to your taste, with several kinds of cheese, raw ham or pesto genovese. Just make sure that you don't put any liquid ingredients in the rolled out dough or ingredients that become watery when cooked, such as mushrooms.
Assembly of pizza rolls
1- Roll out the pizza dough with a rolling pin to a rectangular shape. Roll it out as much as possible because pizza rolls are better with a thin dough.
2- Cover the pizza dough with the slices of cooked ham.
3- Coat the ham with the well-reduced homemade tomato sauce, leaving a margin of at least a centimeter on the sides to limit leaks.
4- Spread the thinly sliced mozzarella on top and sprinkle with dried oregano.
Cutting of pizza rolls
1- Gently roll the pizza dough on itself to form a log. You want to make as tight a roll as possible so your little pizzas will hold together after cutting.
2- Cut this roll into sections of about 1.5 cm thick.
3- Place the pizza rolls as you go on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Baking pizza rolls
1- Preheat your oven to 200°C.
2- Bake the pizza rolls for 20 minutes.
3- Serve warm or hot. You can serve these mini pizzas as an appetizer with a salad of baby greens or as an appetizer for a more informal, handheld enjoyment. This easy to prepare, on-the-go recipe is perfect for an appetizer dinner.
