Perfect finger food for your New Year’s Eve! With these small pizza muffins, you have the ideal snack to start the new year. Whether it’s a family get-together or a party with your best friends – the perfect recipe is provided. And the best thing about these delicious muffins is how easy they are to prepare, as baking the pizza muffins takes no time at all. Try the mini pizzas with salami and olives or ham and cheese – there are no limits to your taste and creativity.
Ingredients :
For the Base:
- 400g (14 oz) ready-made pizza dough from the refrigerated section, or homemade
- For the Tomato Sauce
- 400g (14 oz) can chopped tomatoes
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2-3 tbsp (30-45ml) olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Chili flakes, to taste
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
For the Topping/Filling
- 200g (7 oz) grated cheese of your choice (e.g., mozzarella, cheddar, or Swiss)
- 100g (3.5 oz) sliced salami
- 40g (1.4 oz) olives, sliced
- Fresh basil leaves, for garnish
How to make New Year’s Pizza Muffins:
- Fry the onion and garlic in olive oil until translucent.
- Add the tinned tomatoes, season and simmer for approx. 15 minutes
- Cut the salami into thin rings and chop the olives
- Preheat the oven to 220 degrees top and bottom heat
- Butter a muffin tin and dust with flour so that the dough does not stick to the tin (this is not necessary for silicone tins)
- Roll out the pizza dough thinly and cut into approx. 8×8 – 10×10 cm squares (depending on the size of the muffin tin).
- Then place this in the tin
- Fill with 2-3 spoonfuls of tomato sauce, sprinkle with cheese, salami and olives and bake for approx. 15 minutes at 220 °C (430°F) top and bottom heat
- Remove from the oven, sprinkle with fresh basil and serve warm or cold.
Bon Appétit!
