Pizza Empanadas
Prep
25 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
6
Skill
Vegetarian
Prep
25 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
6
Skill
Pizza in a pocket. Perfection.
Ingredients
- 3 Weet-Bix™, very finely crushed
- 1 3⁄4 cups white self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting (230g)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsweetened, reduced fat natural yoghurt
- 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup prepared pasta sauce, salt reduced
- 1⁄2 tsp dried Italian herbs
- 200g button mushrooms, finely diced
- 1 cup finely chopped broccoli (85g)
- 80g reduced-fat mozzarella, grated
Nutrition per serving
1147 kJ
energy kj
12 g
protein
2 g
saturated fat
4 g
dietary fibre
38 g
carbohydrate
7 g
sugars
501 mg
sodium
Method
- In a medium saucepan, bring pasta sauce, mushrooms and dried herbs to a simmer. Cook 8 - 10 minutes, until the mushrooms have softened, and the sauce is thick. Stir through broccoli, remove from heat, and cool to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Line two oven trays with baking paper.
- Combine yoghurt and olive oil in a large bowl. Add flour, Weet-Bix, and salt, and mix to create a shaggy dough. Cover and rest 5 minutes.
- Dust bench with a bit of flour, turn dough out, and knead for 1 minute until soft and pliable. Form dough into a long log, cut into 12 pieces and cover with an upturned bowl (to prevent drying out).
- Working with one piece of dough at a time, lightly dust bench and dough with a bit of extra flour and roll into a 12cm round. Repeat with remaining pieces.
- Place 1 tbs sauce on one round of dough, just off-centre, and top with a bit of cheese. Use a clean finger dipped in water to wet the edge of the dough, and fold un-topped side over to create a crescent shape. Gently press to remove air pockets, and crimp edges with a fork to enclose filling. Use the tip of a knife to make two small slits on the top for steam. Repeat to make 12 pizza pockets.
- Transfer empanadas to the prepared trays. Bake 18 – 20 minutes, rotating trays half way through, until pastry is golden. Cool on tray for 5 minutes, then move to a rack to cool completely. Serve warm or at room temperature, with extra pasta sauce for dipping.
- 3 Weet-Bix™, very finely crushed
- 1 3⁄4 cups white self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting (230g)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsweetened, reduced fat natural yoghurt
- 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup prepared pasta sauce, salt reduced
- 1⁄2 tsp dried Italian herbs
- 200g button mushrooms, finely diced
- 1 cup finely chopped broccoli (85g)
- 80g reduced-fat mozzarella, grated
Nutrition per serving
1147 kJ
energy kj
12 g
protein
2 g
saturated fat
4 g
dietary fibre
38 g
carbohydrate
7 g
sugars
501 mg
sodium
- In a medium saucepan, bring pasta sauce, mushrooms and dried herbs to a simmer. Cook 8 - 10 minutes, until the mushrooms have softened, and the sauce is thick. Stir through broccoli, remove from heat, and cool to room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Line two oven trays with baking paper.
- Combine yoghurt and olive oil in a large bowl. Add flour, Weet-Bix, and salt, and mix to create a shaggy dough. Cover and rest 5 minutes.
- Dust bench with a bit of flour, turn dough out, and knead for 1 minute until soft and pliable. Form dough into a long log, cut into 12 pieces and cover with an upturned bowl (to prevent drying out).
- Working with one piece of dough at a time, lightly dust bench and dough with a bit of extra flour and roll into a 12cm round. Repeat with remaining pieces.
- Place 1 tbs sauce on one round of dough, just off-centre, and top with a bit of cheese. Use a clean finger dipped in water to wet the edge of the dough, and fold un-topped side over to create a crescent shape. Gently press to remove air pockets, and crimp edges with a fork to enclose filling. Use the tip of a knife to make two small slits on the top for steam. Repeat to make 12 pizza pockets.
- Transfer empanadas to the prepared trays. Bake 18 – 20 minutes, rotating trays half way through, until pastry is golden. Cool on tray for 5 minutes, then move to a rack to cool completely. Serve warm or at room temperature, with extra pasta sauce for dipping.