For a quick take on pizza at home, use Indian flatbread

Naan is an Indian flatbread with a chewy texture and a puffed, slightly charred crust. Brushing the baking sheet with olive oil and then baking the naan on the lowest rack in a 400 F oven gives it a crispy texturejust like pizza crust. This recipe can be doubled. Follow this recipe with your kids.

Pizza In A Flash

Servings: 1-2 Start to finish: 40 minutes (Active time: 10 minutes) Prepare Ingredients: 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 (8-inch) naan bread 2 tablespoons pesto 1⁄3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 12 cherry tomatoes, cut in half Gather Cooking Ingredients: Pastry brush Ruler Rimmed baking sheet Small spoon Oven mitts Cooling rack Spatula Cutting board Chef’s knife or pizza wheel Make it your way: To personalize your pizza, sprinkle a handful of your favorite toppings — in whatever combination you like — over the mozzarella. Some topping ideas: sliced bell peppers, pepperoni, sliced scallions, chopped olives, or dollops of goat cheese ricotta cheese. Start cooking: Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 400 F. Use pastry brush to brush oil into 9-inch circle in center of rimmed baking sheet. Place naan on top of oil on baking sheet.

Use back of small spoon to spread pesto over naan, leaving ½-inch border around edge. Sprinkle cheese over pesto, then sprinkle tomatoes over cheese.

Place baking sheet in oven and bake until naan is golden brown around edges, 8 to 10 minutes.

Use oven mitts to remove baking sheet from oven (ask an adult for help). Place baking sheet on cooling rack and let cool for 5 minutes.

Use spatula to carefully transfer naan to cutting board (baking sheet will be hot). Use chef’s knife or pizza wheel to cut naan into wedges. Serve.

Nutrition information per serving: 273 calories; 122 calories from fat; g fat ( g saturated; g trans fats); mg cholesterol; mg sodium; 27 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 11 g protein.

For more recipes, cooking tips and ingredient and product reviews, visit https://www. americastestkitchen. com. Find more recipes like Pesto Flatbread in “Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs .” America’s Test Kitchen provided this article to The Associated Press.

STEVE KLISE — AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP This undated photo provided by America’s Test Kitchen in October 2018 shows Pizza in a Flash in Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in the “Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs.”