Mini pizza with smoked sausage and cheese

4 servings

60 minutes

Mini pizza with smoked sausage and cheese is a delightful dish that combines the best traditions of Italian cuisine with the ease of home cooking. This pizza has a rich flavor thanks to the combination of tender dough, aromatic smoked sausage, and melted mozzarella. The addition of zesty ingredients like pickles, olives, and spicy chili peppers adds brightness and heat to the dish. It is easy and quick to prepare, making it a great option for cozy evenings or friendly gatherings. The miniature format allows for experimentation with toppings, creating diverse flavor combinations. It’s an ideal choice for lovers of traditional Italian dishes with unique notes and rich flavors.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 688.8
• Proteins: 26.1g
• Fats: 30.6g
• Carbohydrates: 82.9g

Ingredients

• Dry yeast: 10 g
• Wheat flour: 400 g
• Chicken egg: 1 pc
• Sunflower oil: 2 tbsp
• Salt: to taste
• Water: 1 glass
• Tomato paste: 4 tbsp
• Tomatoes: 1 pc
• Mozzarella cheese: 150 g
• Red onion: 0.3 pc
• Cottage cheese: 1 tbsp
• Olives: 12 pc
• Chili pepper: 0.3 pc
• Smoked sausage: 50 g
• Feta cheese: 50 g
• Pickles: 1 pc

Cooking steps

1. Pour the yeast into a glass, add warm water (not hot, warm!), add one tablespoon of sugar, stir, and let it sit for fifteen minutes. The yeast should start to foam.

   Required ingredients:

   • Dry yeast: 10 g
   • Water: 1 glass
   • Salt:  to taste

2. In a pot, add 200 grams of flour and salt. Crack an egg into the flour, add oil and pour in the yeast. Knead the dough. At this stage, a liquid dough is formed. Leave it for an hour in a warm place covered with a towel.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 400 g
   • Chicken egg: 1 piece
   • Sunflower oil: 2 tablespoons

3. In an hour, the dough should rise. Add the remaining flour and knead the dough to a firmer consistency.

   Required ingredients:

   • Wheat flour: 400 g

4. Divide the dough into four parts. This amount of dough will make four small pizzas.

5. Grease the baking tray with sunflower oil. Two pizzas will fit on the tray.

   Required ingredients:

   • Sunflower oil: 2 tablespoons

6. Roll out the dough for two mini-pizzas in any random shape, casually, homemade style.

7. Spread tomato paste on the pizza with a spoon and sprinkle with grated mozzarella.

   Required ingredients:

   • Tomato paste: 4 tablespoons
   • Mozzarella cheese: 150 g

8. Spread the filling in a thin layer. For the first pizza: tomatoes, red onion, olives, chili pepper, cottage cheese. For the second pizza: sausages, cucumbers, brynza, olives.

   Required ingredients:

   • Tomatoes: 1 piece
   • Red onion: 0.3 piece
   • Olives: 12 pieces
   • Chili pepper: 0.3 piece
   • Cottage cheese: 1 tablespoon
   • Smoked sausage: 50 g
   • Pickles: 1 piece
   • Feta cheese: 50 g

9. Bake at 220 degrees for about fifteen minutes until golden edges form.