Christmas tree pizza tart
Bring festive fun to dinnertime with this tree-shaped pizza made with shop-bought pastry.
SERVES 24 PREP 15 mins COOK 30 mins EASY V
320g sheet ready-rolled pu pastry 60g tomato-based pizza or
pasta sauce
100g grated mozzarella toppings of your choice (we used pancetta, chopped chipolatas and inely chopped red onion) 3 tbsp pesto (vegetarian, if needed)
1 Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Unroll the pastry and use a small, sharp knife to cut out a large Christmas tree shape, reserving any o cuts. Carefully lift the pastry tree onto a large baking sheet lined with baking parchment.
2 Spread over the tomato sauce, pushing it right to the edges. Sprinkle over the cheese and any toppings. Spread the pesto over the pastry o cuts and cut most of these into 1cm-wide strips using a pizza cutter. Twist and arrange over the tree to make ‘tinsel’. Stamp out stars or other shapes from any remaining o cuts, then use to decorate the tree or bake alongside it.
3 Bake for 20-25 mins (removing any shapes baked alongside after 15 mins) until the pastry is pu ed up and golden and the cheese has melted. Serve straightaway.
PER SERVING (4) 525 kcals • fat 37g • saturates 16g • carbs 31g • sugars 5g • ibre 4g • protein 13g • salt 1.7g