Italian Puff Pastry Pizza Twists Recipe
We love making puff pastry twists as a simple snack for the kids – they even enjoying helping to make them. They’re quick and easy as well as being a fantastic addition to a picnic, lunchbox or buffet spread. I thought I’d share our easy puff pastry pizza twists recipe.
Servings 12 twists
Ingredients
- a sheet of ready made puff pastry
- 50 g tomato puree
- 200 g cheese grated – we use a mix of mature cheddar and mozzarella!
- an egg beaten in a small bowl
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200C/400F/Gas 7 and line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper
- Make sure the pastry is at room temperature and unroll onto a clean work surface
- Cut the pastry in half length ways
- Spread tomato puree evenly over one half of the pastry
- Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top of the tomato puree
- Place the other half of the pastry on top and press down firmly
- Cut the pastry sandwich you’ve created into twelve equal strips
- Twist each pastry strip and place on the prepared baking sheet
- Brush with the beaten egg and put any leftover cheese on the top
- Put the baking tray in the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown
*Note: Nutritional information is estimated, based on publicly available data. Nutrient values may vary from those published.