Minced pizza with basil pesto

Name: Minced pizza with basil pesto
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 g Flour; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 2 packets (7 g each) Dry yeast; 150 g + 1 tablespoon of olive oil; 300 g mixed minced meat; 2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste; 7-10 Tbsp Pepper; 2 Federation Basil; 1 small clove of garlic; 25 g flaked almonds; 25 g grated parmesan cheese; 1 package (200 g) strained tomatoes; 1 TABLESPOON Pizza spice; 300 g cherry tomatoes; 1 package (125 g) Mini mozzarella balls; 7-10 Tbsp Flour; baking paper

AUTHOR
Brooke Calhoun

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
60 mins

TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

500 g Flour
7-10 Tbsp Salt
2 packets (7 g each) Dry yeast
150 g + 1 tablespoon of olive oil
300 g mixed minced meat
2 TABLESPOONS Tomato paste
7-10 Tbsp Pepper
2 Federation Basil
1 small clove of garlic
25 g flaked almonds
25 g grated parmesan cheese
1 package (200 g) strained tomatoes
1 TABLESPOON Pizza spice
300 g cherry tomatoes
1 package (125 g) Mini mozzarella balls
7-10 Tbsp Flour
baking paper

Directions

1
Mix flour, 2 level teaspoons of salt and yeast in a bowl. Add 250 ml lukewarm water and 100 ml olive oil and mix to a smooth dough with the dough hooks of the hand mixer.
2
Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes. In the meantime heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan. Sauté the minced meat and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste in it and season with salt and pepper.
3
Wash the basil, dab dry and pluck the leaves from the stems. Put some leaves aside for garnishing. Peel the garlic. Puree basil, almonds, garlic and parmesan. Pour in 50 ml olive oil.
4
Season with salt. Mix the strained tomatoes, 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and 1 tablespoon of pizza spice. Halve the dough and roll out on a floured work surface to form 2 round bases (28 cm Ø). Place the cakes on 2 baking trays lined with baking paper and spread with tomato sauce.
5
Spread the minced meat on top, leaving a rim of about 5 cm free. Wash the tomatoes, dab dry, cut in half and spread on the mince. Drain the mozzarella balls and spread on the bottoms as well.
6
Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 225 °C/ convection oven: 200 °C/ gas: level 4) for about 5 minutes. Switch down (electric oven: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) and continue baking for about 20 minutes.