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Baked eggs starter with a Mediterranean tuna pizza
This week Sheryl is serving up a baked eggs starter followed by a Mediterranean tomato, tuna and olive pizza. Eggs Baked in roast ham with soldiers 1 teaspoons olive oil 8 slices prepacked ham 4 medium egg 4 slices bread Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/200°C/400°F/ fan oven 180°C. Grease 4 ramekins or individual ovenproof dishesshes with the olive oil. Line each h of these with two slices of ham, so that there are no gaps. Carefully crack an egg into each dish. Season with a little salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven and bake for 8-12 minutes, depending on how well you like your eggs cooked. Serve with the bread or toast, cut into soldiers. Tomato, tuna and olive pizza
165g white self raising flour 8gg dried bakingg yeast 1⁄2 teaspoonste casterca sugarsu 5 sprays ca calorie co controlled co cooking sp spray 6 te teaspoons to tomato
purèe 200g cherry tomatoes 1 courgette, thinly sliced lengthwise
12 individual olives, in brine, pitted, halved 120g light mozzarella 185g tuna in brine, drained, drained, broken into chunks ½ onion, thinly sliced 20g basil leaves 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
Place flour and 1 tsp salt in a large bowl. Stir to combine, then set aside.
Combine 120ml warm water with yeast and sugar in a small jug. Stir to dissolve, then set aside for 10 minutes for yeast to activate, or to form bubbles.
Make a well in flour and add yeast mixture. Fold through with a large spoon, then use clean hands to form mixture into a dough ball. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.
Spray a large clean bowl with cooking spray and place dough in base. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside to prove, or double in size.
Meanwhile pre-heat oven to Gas Mark 8/230°C/450°F. Cover two large baking trays with baking paper and set aside.
When pizza dough is ready, divide into four equal size balls. Using a rolling pin, roll dough on a lightly floured surface to make 4 x 15cm pizza bases. Carefully transfer to prepared trays.
Spread tomato puree over each base and scatter with a few basil leaves. Add tomato halves, onion, tuna, mozzarella, courgette, olives and sprinkle with parmesan. Bake pizzas in pre-heated oven for 20 minutes, changing trays half way through cooking time to ensure even cooking. When crusty underneath and cheese has melted, remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining basil leaves.
Season to taste with cracked pepper.