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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tomatoes: 1 piece
- Red onion: 0.3 piece
- Black olives: 12 pieces
- Chili pepper: 0.3 piece
- Cream cheese (curd cheese spread): 1 tablespoon
- Smoked sausage: 50 g
- Marinated cucumbers: 1 piece
- Brynza cheese: 50 g
9
Bake at 220 degrees for about fifteen minutes until golden edges form.
