Pizza Roses Draft

Name: Pizza Roses
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 10-12 pizza roses
Ingredients: 1 tsp instant dry yeast (or 3 tsp fresh yeast); 2 tbsp sugar (40 g); ⅔ cup warm water; 2 cups all-purpose flour (280 g); ½ tsp salt; ¼ cup olive oil (50 ml); 1 cup tomato sauce (homemade or store-bought); 1 cup shredded cheese (mozzarella is best)

Yeast dough spirals with tomato sauce and cheese that I stand close together in a pan and bake like a savory rose cake.

Prep30 min
Cook45 min
Rest40 min
Total1 hr 55 min
Makes10–12 pizza roses
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What you need

Amount:×1

Dough

Filling

1 cup tomato sauce, homemade or store-bought
1 cup shredded cheese, mozzarella is best

How I make it

Dough

Stir the yeast, sugar and water in a small bowl and leave for 10 minutes, until the yeast foams and small bubbles rise.
Put the flour, salt and oil in a stand mixer bowl, or in a regular bowl to knead by hand, and add the yeast mixture.
Mix for 1 minute in the mixer or with a wooden spoon.
Knead for 5 minutes with the mixer's dough hook, or 15 minutes by hand on a floured surface, until smooth and elastic.
Oil a bowl with olive oil and put the dough in it. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm spot for about 30 minutes.

Shaping and baking

Line a baking pan with parchment paper and preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
Flour the counter, divide the dough into 10 pieces and roll each into a 4-inch (10 cm) log.
Set out small bowls of the tomato sauce (or ketchup) and the cheese.
Spread a stripe of sauce along the top of each log and sprinkle with cheese.
Roll each log into a spiral and stand it on its base in the pan. Pack all the roses in snugly side by side.
Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top.
Bake for 30-45 minutes, until the roses are deep golden and the cheese is melted and browned.
Cool for a few minutes and serve.

What I've learned

I serve the roses with a salad.

Source: ChefEf (chefef.com)